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GENEALOGY 
of the AYRES FAMILY 

of Fairfield County, Connecticut. 



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Compiled by James Noyes States, New Ha- 
ven, Connecticut. :::::: 



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James No yes States. 



GENEALOGY 

OF 

THE AYRES FAMILY of 

Fairfield County, Conn. 



Compiled by 

James Noyes States, New Haven, Connecticut, 

1916. 



OCT 4 tfiS 




VERMONT HERALDRY: Pages 121-122. Eyre, Ayres, 
Avers, Eyers, &c. 
George Ever of Keveton, County Nottingham, England, came 
over to New Jersey in 1727 and settled there. He was the Great 
Grandson of Sir Gervaise Eyre of Newbold, Co. Derby, and Keve- 
ton, Co. Nottingham, a direct descendant of Baron William Eyre of 
Hope, Co. Derby, (tempo Henry III.) There is another family of 
Eyres, whose Founder in America, John Eyre came over in 1718. 
There is extant, a letter of his, with a seal reproducing the following 
devises: Arms: "Argent, a chevron, ermine between three escalops 
Gules." CREST: "A demi-lion, rampant." These arms are attribut- 
ed by Burke to the Eyres of County Norfolk, a family in no way con- 
nected with the Ancient fatnilv of Countv Derbw 




Crest: On a Cap of maintenance, proper, a booted and armed 

leg, couped at the thigh, quarterly, Argent and Sabre, Spur on. 

Motto: Virtus Sole in Victa. (Virtue alone unconquerable.) 

PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE, III., 1879. Smith's History 

ok Delaware Co., Pa.. 462. Sir Bernard Burke, The General 

Armory of England, etc., 1884. The book of Family Crests, II, 169. 



Genealogy of the AYRES Family of Fairfield 
County, Conn. 



History of Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family. 
Vol. I, Page 973. This family name had a curious 
name as is attested by ancient legend and chronicle. It 
came from no less a personage than WILLIAM, the Con- 
queror of England. There was a battle raging, and William 
had a good many of them in which he took a personal hand 
himself. In this one some mailed warrior hit him a blow 
on his helmet and crushed it on his head and gave him 
great pain. His assailants were driven off and the first of 
his attendants to reach his side, quickly loosened his 
helmet, and relieved him of the cruel pressure of iron. 
William asked his name. "Truelove," was the reply. 
"Thou shalt be from Truelove called EYER," said William, 
' 'for thou hast given me to breathe the pure air of heaven. ' ' 



Vol. I, Page 1029. The name and its synonyms: Ayres- 
Ayer-Ayre-Eyre-Eyer-etc, is not uncommon. It is found 
dating back to the 11th century. The legend concerning 
its origin is found in Thorp's Catalogue of the Deeds of Bat- 
tle Abbey. 

Legend : The first of the family was named Truelove, who 
was one of the followers of William the Conqueror at the 
Battle of Hastings (1066). The Duke was flung from- his 
horse and his helmet was beaten into his face, which "True- 
love" observing, he pulled it off and horsed him again. 
Duke William told him, "Thou shalt hereafter instead of 
Truelove be called Eyre (or Air) because thou hast given 
me the air I breathe." After the battle the Duke found 
him severely wounded, his leg and thigh having been struck 
off. He gave him lands in Derby, and a Coat of Arms — 
the leg and thigh in Armor cut-off, and an honorary badge 
yet worn by all the Ayres, Eyres, in England. 



2 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Arms: Argent on a chevron sable three quarter foils, or, 
Crest: An Armored leg couped at thigh erect per pole. 

Motto: Lacte aere Florent. 

In Vol. X, 1st Series of Notes and Queries, is the fol- 
lowing taken from Rhodes' Peak, Scenery ', page 244. The 
Eyres (Ayres) is one of the oldest families in Derbyshire, 
where they have continued to reside more than seven hun- 
dred years, as appears from the following curious extract 
from an old pedigree which is preserved at Hassop, (here 
follows the preceding matter down to the word Derby 
when follows) "and the seat he lived at he called 'Hope,' 
because he had hope in the greatest extremity," &c, &c. 
See page 1170, Vol. II, for members of the family that have 
attained distinction. 



Genealogical Gleanings in England, WATERS, 
N. H. Pub. Lib. 

Page 79. Will of Richard Crouch, Parish of St. Giles, 

Oct. 27, 1660, without Cripplegate, London. "To 

my sister Elizabeth Ayres, wife of Richard Ayres." 

Page 423-4. Will of Wm. Whittingham, late of Boston, 
Mass., March 25, 1672, proved April 15, 1672. "Togeth- 
er with the Annuity due Mistress Martha Eyre." 

Page 1059. "Cary," Elizabeth seems to have married 
Sir Charles Eyre, now Lady Elizabeth Eyre. 



Hereditary Titles of Honour, by Edward Solly, 
London, 1890. 
Page 9. Viscount Ayr, (Stuart family name) merged 
in Dumfrees and in Bute 1803. 



Whittakers Peerage, N. H. Pub. Lib. 
Page 228. Eyre 2nd Court, (Conte Papal States 1844.) 
Most Rev. Charles Peter Eyre, R. C, Archbishop of Glas- 
cow, was Chamberlain to Pope Gregory XVI and Domes- 
tic Prelate to Pius IX, son of 1st Count, born 1817, suc- 
ceeded 1880. Heir present, his brother Thomas Joseph, 



THE AYRES FAMILY. O 

born 1821. No known 2nd heir. Resides 6 Bowmont 
Gardens. 



Eyre, Lady Alice, sister of 4th Earl of Mahmsbury, 
(which see.) 

Eyre, Lady Anne Jane, 4th Earl of Wicklow, (which 
see.) 

Lady Evelyn Alice, daughter of 3rd Earle Howe, 
(which see.) 

Eyre, Col. Edmund Henry, C. B. (Mil. 1894) I. S. C. 
Zhob Valley, 1884. Burmah, 1885-7. Was Q. M. G., 
Madras, 1890-5. Born 1838. 

Eyre, Col. Henry C. B., (Civ. 1887) V. D. Crimea and 
Mutiny. D. L. for Notts (High Sheriff, 1873) and M. P. 
1886-92. A Knight of Pius IX;— son of 1st Count, born 
1817, succeeded 1880. Heir present his brother, Thomas 
Joseph, born 1821. No known 2nd heir. Resides No. 6 
Bowman Gardens. 

Grace St. John Jerus, born 1834. Resides Rampton 
Manor, Bedford Notts, 74 Carlisle Mansions, Victoria St., 
S. W. 



N. E. G. & B. Register, Vol. XXXVIII. 

Richard Ayres, mentioned in the will of Thomas Ayres, 
of the Parish of Froome, in County of Somerset, January 
14, 1638. 

Vol. XXIII, pages 152-153. Weddings at St. Mary, 
White Chapel, London, 1615 to 1625. "Joane Ayres, 
Aug. 11, 1625." "Jane Ayres, Aug. 11, 1625." 

Genealogv of New Hampshire, Stearns, in N. H. 
Pub. L. 
Page 152. The records of Essex County, Mass., have 
frequent mention of this name under many forms, viz., 
Ayres, Eyre, Eyres, &c, &c. The ancestor of most of 
the name in New England, and the earliest one who lived 
in Essex County was John Ayer. It is supposed that he 
came from England, and was living in Salisbury, Mass., as 



4 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

early as 1640. He removed to Ipswich in 1646, and in the 
next year to Haverill, and died there March 31, 1657. 
His will was made March 12, 1657, and probated Oct. 6th, 
following. He was survived by his wife Hannah, the 
mother of his children, who died Oct. 8, 1688, having been 
a widow for more than thirty years. 

Cornet John, fourth son of John and Hannah, was born 
about 1633, perhaps in England, was made a freeman in 
Haverill about 1666. He was a farmer in that town which 
he represented in the- General Court in 1683-1685-1689- 
1690. 



Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. II, Page 291, 
N. H. Pub. Lib. 
Y Ayres, John, (Flourished 1680-1700) an eminent English 
penman, was of very humble origin, but date and place of 
his birth are unknown. Coming up from the country a 
poor lad he became footman to Mr. Wm. Ashurst, Alder- 
man of London, then resident at Hornsey, who was knighted 
in 1689, and Lord Mayor of London in 1693-4. He set up 
as a teacher of writing and accounts. His income from 
scholars was nearly 800 pounds, ($4000.00) a year. Pub- 
lished many Scholastic works, &c, &c. 

Page 292. Ayres, Philip. (1638-1712) Author of many 
books. He was born at Cottingham, and educated at 
Westminster and St. John's College, Oxford. He became 
tutor in the family of Montague Garrard Drake, of Admon- 
desham, Bucks, and lived in the family till his death, 
Dec. 1, 1712. 

Vol. I, page 56. N. E. H. & G. Reg., says: Richard 
H. Aver, res. Manchester, b Concord, Sheriff 1823 to 1828 
inc.; Senator 1818 to 1823; Rep. from Hooksett several 
years; Counsellor Merimack Co., N. H. 

Vol. VII, page 195, says: Hon'l Richard H. Aver, Man- 
chester, N. H., d Feby. 5, 1853, aged 75, b Jany. 12, 1778, 
at Concord, N. H. Grandson of Samuel A., son of Rich- 
ard, m Susannah, gr-dau. of Rev. Christopher Sargent of 
Methuen. 



THK AYRES FAMILY, 5 

Vol. XVIII, page 359. Hon'l Richard Hazen Aver was 
eulogized by Rev. A. B. Fuller, Feby. 18, 1853, in the Uni- 
tarian Church, Boston. 

Vol. XV, page 57. We now come to more recent immi- 
grants. June 20, 1693, Philip Ayres, mariner made his will, 
being about going on a voyage, probably in the Ketch Pros- 
perous, of which he had just bought a quarter, and left his 
property to the children of his brother, John Ayres, of Jer- 
sey, and his brother, Thomas A., of the same Island. 



Boutins History of Concord, A\ H. , Page 631. 
Richard Ayer (see biography, page 1 of his memorandum) 
who appears to be the first permauent settler and resident 
in Concord of the name (Richard), married Susannah Sar- 
gent of Methuen. Their children were eleven in number. 



History of Rye, X. )\, by Baird, N. Y. Pub. Library. 
Page 166. 

Dr. Worden practiced in Rye about 1738. One Margaret 
Stringham, (daughter of Peter Stringham) after some 
months, attendance from him, she was removed to Bedford 
to be conveniently placed where Dr. Ayres, who was to 
take care of her, may readily attend her, 1742. (Perhaps 
Dr. Ayres was son of Philip, and grandson of Richard, 
Senior. J. N. S.) 

History of Bedford, N. V. , (Presbyterian) Page 13. 

And now a band of Stamford men, (24) twenty four in 
number, have made their way to this spot, Viz : Richard 
Ambler, Abraham Ambler, Joseph Theale, Daniel Weed, 
Eleazer Slawson, John Westcott, Jonathan Pettit, John 
Cross, John Miller, Nicholas Webster, RICHARD AYRES, 
Jonas Seeley, Joseph Stevens, Daniel Jones, Thomas Pen- 
oyer, John Holmes, Benjamin Stevens, John Green, Sen., 
David Waterbury, Samuel Weed, Jonathan Kilborn, John 
Bates, Nathaniel Cross and William Clark. 

Richard Ambler lived until 1699. Abraham, his only 
surviving son, was born Sept., 1642, married Mary Bates, 
Dec. 25, 1662. Joseph Theale, son of Nicholas of Water- 



6 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

town, was born Oct. 24, 1640. Daniel and Samuel Weed 
were sons of Jonas of Watertown. Eleazer Slawson was 
son of George of Lynn, in 1637. John Westcott, son of 
Richard of Wethersfield. Nicholas Webster of Stamford 
had married Sarah, daughter of John Waterbury. RICH- 
ARD AYRES was of Stamford. Jonas Seeley, son of Oba- 
diah, and grandson of Robert of Watertown, in 1630. 
Joseph and Benjamin Stevens, sons of Thomas of Stamford. 
Thomas Pennoyer, born 1658, son of Robert of Stamford. 
John Holmes, born in Beverly, Yorkshire, England, died 
in 1729, aged ninety years. John Green, Senior, was of 
Stamford in 1657. David Waterbury, son or grandson of 
John— — . Jonathan Kilborn was probably of Wethers- 
field. John Bates, son of Robert of Wethersfield. William 
Clark, probably a son of Samuel of Wethersfield, one of 
the earliest settlers of Stamford. 

There is a list of the names of persons within the district 
of Bedford, Sept. 5, 1698, mss. in the office of Secretary of 
State, at Albany, N. Y. 

Page 70. July 2, 1779. Upon one of these occasions the 
Meeting House and nearly every dwelling in the village 
were burned, {Magazine of American History Vol. Ill, 
Page 685. Nov. 1889.) It is supposed that the records of 
the church, preserved in the minister's house, were de- 
stroyed in this conflagration . Page 66 . The records of the 
Presbytery however show that in spite of these difficulties 
the Pastor of the Bedford Church was present at its ses- 
sions for nine (9) successive years, from 1769 to 1778. 
Joshua Ambler being an elder yet much of the time lived 
nearer to Pound Ridge, was advised by the Presbytery to 
continue where he is. 



The Early Germans of A T ew Jersey , by T. F. Chambers, 

(1895) in New York Pub. Lib. 

Page 244. The name in New England is generally spelled 

Ayer, in Old England Eyre, in New Jersey Ayres. It is 

also Eares, Ever, Eyres, Eires, Ayres, Aaire and Hayers. 

John of Salisbury, in 1640, removed to Ipswich in 1646, 



THE AVRKS FAMILY. 7 

to Haverhill 1647, where he died, March 31, 1647. Will 
probated Oct. 6, 1657. He was b about 1596 and probably 
came from Nottinghamshire, England, in 1637. Had wife 
Hannah, who died July 13, 1686, and children John, Na- 
thaniel, Hannah, b Dec. 31, 1644, m March 24, 1663, Ste- 
phen Webster. Rebecca, Mary, OBADIAH, Robert, 
Thomas, Peter. 

OBADIAH, son of John in Newbury, Mass., 1663, pro- 
bably died in Woodbridge, N. J., Nov. 14, 1694, whither 
he had removed and where he had a tract surveyed to him 
in 1669, and was a juryman in the first court in Wood bur y 
township. 

Obadiah Hoits was one of six Schepens in a Council of 
war at Fort William Hendrick, Aug. 24, 1673. Obadiah 
Hayers, a constable, Jany. 1686. Obadiah, Sen., on the 
records of the Court, April 11, 1694. Woodbridge was 
settled by people from Newbury, Haverhill and Yar- 
mouth, Mass., as early as 1665. Obadiah m Hannah 
Pike, daughter of John, March 19, 1660, died Wood- 
bridge, May 30, 1689. Had seven (7) children. 

Savage mentions Henry A. Ayres of Portsmouth, R. I., 
1655, William of Hartford (?Conn) 1651-9, and Samuel, 
an apprentice, who came in 1637. 

Jonathan Ayres was educated for a surgeon, 1656, says 
Savage. 

Samuel Ayres, Sr., must have been born as early as 
1618. 



Town of Stamford, Conn., Land Records, Vol. B. 

Page 588. No. 324. Richard Ayres, Senr., sells to 
Richard Ayres, Junr., land by ye Old Field, Dec. 30, 1718. 

Page 302. No. 179. Richard Ayres, Junr., sells to 
Jonas Seeley, June 10, 1711. 

Page 487. Richard Ayres, Junr., sells to Joseph Water- 
bury, April 12, 1717. 



8 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Page 557. No. 310. Richard Ayres, Junr., sells to 
John Selleck, March 25, 1706. 

Page 590. No. 325. Richard Ayres, Junr., sells to 
Nathan Ferris, Dec. 30, 1718. 

Page 616. No. 337. Richard Ayres, Junr., sells to 
Samuel Wood, Dec. 9, 1717. 

Page 740. No. 397. Richard Ayres, Junr., sells to 
Joseph Bishop, Junr., April 12, 1719. 

Page 160. No. 195. Benj. Hait, Sr., sells to Richard 
Ayres, Senr., this year, 1669. (See copy of this deed. J. 
N. S.) 

Page 91. No. 55. Laid out to Richard Ayres, Senr., 
and Richard Ayres, Junr., May 11, 1709. 

Page 60. No. 41. Samuel Hait, sold to Richard Ayres, 
Junr., April 5, 1710. 

Page 484. No. 273. Nathan Ferris, sold Richard 
Ayres, Junr., May 2, 1716. 

Page 363. No. 211. Thomas Newman, sold Richard 
Ayres, May 10, 1667. 

Page 364. No. 211. Richard Ayres, Senr., sold John 
Jagger, May 2, 1679. 

Page 445. No. 255, Jonathan Jagger, sold Lawrence 
Ayres, Nov. 30, 1714. 

Page 445-446. No. 255. Nathan Ferris, sold Lawrence 
Ayres, May 25, 1716. 

Page 52. Joseph Tompkins, deeds land to Philip Ayres, 
Jan. 23, 1716. 

Page 105. Land laid out to Philip Ayres, April 9, 1721. 



Land Records of Stamford, Conn. 
Recorded in Book "B" in Town Clerk's Office. 
Page 83. (page in pencil) No. 51. Deed from Richard 
Ayres, Sen., to his son Richard Ayres, Junr., May 11, 
1709. 

Page 81. No. 50. Layout of Highway by Rev. Mr. 

^ Davenport's land, bounded on east by Joseph Lock wood 

and partly by land now belonging to Richard Ayres, Junr. 



THE AVRKS FAMILY. 9 

Page 84. No. 52. Richard Ayres, Senr., to Lawrence 
Ayres, (his son) Dec. 20, 1711. 

Page 202. No. 121. Bounds of land belonging to 
Richard Ayres, Senr., confirmed, April 8, 1712. 

Page 363. No. 211. Thomas Newman sells to Richard 
Ayres, (probably Senior) May 10, 1677. 

Page 587. No. 324. Richard Ayres, Jr., leases to his 
Honored Father, Richard Ayres, Senr., during his life 
certain land, Dec. 30, 1718. See copy of deed. 

Page 456. No. 259. Lawrence Ayres sells land to Isaac 
Weed, Oct. 26, 1716. 

Page 696. No. 375. Samuel Weed & John Bell, com- 
missioners on estate of Lawrence Ayres, late deceased, sell 
to Samuel Weed, 9 acres, July 2, 1720. 

Page 620. No. 340. Richard Ayres, Senr., gives to his 
son-in-iaw, Samuel Wood, certain land, (in Newfield) Dec. 
30, 1718. 



RICHARD AYRES, {History of Stamford, by Rev. E- B. 
Huntington, page 145.) 
"The Indians who signed the last surrender, Dec. 23, 
1680, were Katonah, and 6 others, and the persons recog- 
nized as the occupants or holders of the Tract, then called 
'The Hop Grounds,' were Abraham Ambler, Daniel 
Weed, John Westcott, RICHARD AYRES, and others." 

Records of the Town of Bedford, N. Y., in Town 
Clerk's Office at Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 

Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Record Commences 
Jan. 1, 1847, at Bedford, N. Y. 

Page 10, "1684 Record of the land (modn) and Soncs 
of Richard Ayres, enterd sho one house lot containing three 
acres more or less, bounded by 1 house lot of John Horns, 
which was laid out to Eliazon Slasson," &c, &c. Bed- 
ford, 3 March, 1690-91, Richard Ayres made entry, &c, 
&c. 



10 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Richard Ayres makes entry &c, Jany. 14, 1700. 

Page 120, bound between pages 14 & 15. June 2nd, 1698. 
Richard Ayres hath eight acres of land laid out by the place 
called the "Salt Pond" adjoining unto his Amland across 
that he had of John Brown, that is to say 4 acres on the 

south side and 4 acres on the rear of said acres as it 

was laid out by County and entered upon record by me. 

Zachariah Roberts, 

Recorder. 
November 7th, 1698. 

Page 119. Stephen Clawson deeds land to Richard 
Ayres, Jan. 23, 1698-9.. 

John Brown deeds land to Richard Ayres, May 9, 1691. 



Page — , in another Book. I^ay out of 36 lots recorded 
April 12, 1738, according to Zachariah Roberts way of ex- 
pressing their rights in ye same, "Head Rights." 

Richard Ayres, 1, sold to John Dibble. 

Book No. 2. Page 52. Jeremiah Andross sold to Rich- 
ard Ayres, Junr., land as by deed, May 22, 1700. 



An outline of the History of the AYRES family from 
RICHARD AYRES, Sen., of Stamford, Conn. 

1. Richard AyrEvS, Sen., settled in Stamford about 1640. 

His wife was Mary , who died Jan. 19, 1715-6. 

(See Stamford Registration of B. M. D., from first record 
down to the year 1825, by Rev. E. B. Huntington, on 
file in Town Clerk's office at Stamford, Conn., also in 
State Library at Hartford.) 
The Children of Richard Ayres, Sen., and Mary, were, 

(order of birth not known) viz., 

1. Philip, (Richard l); m Margaret Massman, and re- 
sided in Bedford, N. Y. 



THK AYRES FAMILY. 1 1 

Lawrence, (Richard l),dl712. (See Colonial rec- 
ord of Conn., 1717-1775. May 14, 1713. p 77-110- 

236. This Assembly impowers- to make sale 

of real estate of Eawrence Ayres, &c, 6cc. 

A daughter, m Samuel Wood. (See record of deed 
of land from Richard Ayres, Sen., to son-in-law, in 
Stamford land records, Book B, No. 340, dated Dec. 
19, 1717.) Mrs. Wood, daughter of Richard Ayres, 
Sen., had children as follows: viz., Margaret, b 1719; 
Mary, b 1720; Philip, b 1722; John, b 1724; Ben- 
jamin, b 1726. She lived in Bedford, N. Y. (See 
further below in this record for more definite particu- 
lars of them.) 



2 4. Richard, Jr., born died April 5, 1719; m Abi- 
gail Buxton, Dec. 12, 1712. Children : John, b Oct. 
9,1715; Hbenezer, b May 20, 1716; Mary, bApril 2, 
1718. (See records of Probate Court, Fairfield, 
Conn., Vol. 6, page 99, Inventory of Estate of Rich- 
ard Ayfes, Jun., dated Nov. 17, 1720.) Abigail, 
widow of Richard Ayres, Jr. , m John Mott, for second 
husband, and in 1735 quit claimed to sons, John, 
Ebenezer, and daughter, Mary, all interest in the es- 
tate of their honored father, Richard Ayres, Jr. Abi- 
gail Buxton (Ayres) Mott, d Dec. , 1759. (See Book 
No. 2, page B 328, and Book No. 5, page 209, of Pro- 
bate Records, Stamford, Conn., also Book No. 3, 
page 253, for record of her estate.) 

3. Philip, (Richard, l) was alive in Bedford, N. Y., in 
1741. (See Bolton's History of Westchester County, 
37, Frederick Van Cortlandt, obtained a release from 
the following freeholders of Bedford, Sept. 21, 1741, 
23 in number, one of whom was Philip Ayres. Also 
see History of Stamford, Rev. E. B. Huntington, page 
178, Richard Ayres gives son Philip, land, Dec. 19, 
1715.) 



12 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

4. *Ebenezer, (Richard 1, Richard, Jun. 2), b 1716; m 
Elizabeth Holly, Feby. 14, 1739. 

Children of above: viz., 

1. Ebenezer, b May 15, 1740, d young. 

2. Reuben, b Sept. 29, 1741. 

3. Jonathan, b 1750, d Dec. 8, 1826; m July 21, 1771, 
Deborah Scofield. Children, viz., see below. 

4. Bradley, b 1751, died at No. Stamford, Apr. 25. 
1825, ae75. (See Church Records No. Stamford.) 
m Sarah . 

5. Lydia (4), (Richard 1, Richard, Jun, 2, Eben- 
ezer 3), b 1744, d Apr. 26, 1805; m Reuben Sco- 
field, b 1742, d 1835, age 93. Was Sergeant, Ju- 
ly 6, 1775; Capt., July 9, 1777, in a battallion for the 
defence of the Sea Coast. Served as Captain for sev- 
eral years, received capts. pension. Hunt History 
of Stamford, p 24 2. 

6. Mary (4), (Richard, Sen. 1, Richard, Jun. 2, Eb- 
enezer 3); m John Waring of Stanwich, Oct. 11, 
1770. (Bailey's Marriages.) Children; Sarah, John, 
Jared. 

v/7. Elizabeth (4), (Richard, Sen. 1, Richard, Jun. 2, 
Ebenezer 3); m Wm. (Billy) Scofield, of Pound 
Ridge, Nov. 3, 1774. (Bailey's Marriages.) 

8. Hannah (4), (Richard, Sen. 1, Richard, Jun. 2, 
Ebenezer 3), m; probably, John Bates 4th, father 
of Sarah Bates, grand-daughter of Ebenezer. See 
his will. (Sarah Bates was grand-daughter of Eb- 
enezer Ayres. See his will, copy of which is on an- 
other page of this paper. Also see Stamford Probate 

*Private Ebenezer Ayres, served in Revolutionary War, in Capt. 
Scofield's Co., 9th Regt., Col. John Meade. (See Conn. Men in 
Revolution, page 558.) Any descendant eligible to D. A. R. or S. 
A. R., patriotic Society, or to either male or female order of Foun- 
ders & Patriots. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 13 

Records, Vol. IV, page 326. "Ebenezer Ayres ap- 
pointed Guardian of Sarah Bates, daughter of John 
Bates 4th, and gave bond for five hundred pounds, 
May 1st, 1776.") 



5. Reuben, (Richard 1, Richard, Jun., 2, Ebenezer, 3), 
married Abigail Scofield, b Nov. 29, 1743, d Oct. 28, 
181-. 

Children as follows: viz., 

1. Reuben, b Nov. 8, 1765, d Feby. 25, 1844; m Bet- 
sey L/Ounsbury Scofield Seeley. 

2. Abigail, b Jany. 29, 1768; m Isaac Hoyt. d 1812. 

3. Rhoda, b 1769; ra Abraham Canfield. 

4. Mary, b June, 1772, d 1772. 

5. Ezra, b in Long Ridge, Dec. 29, 1773; m Abigail 
Kellogg of New Canaan. James S. Ayres, son of 
Ezra, born in New York, June, 1806, died May, 29, 
1840; m Clarinda Fitch of New Canaan, Feb. 1836, 
d Aug. 1881. Two children: Julia Abigail, born 
Aug. 14, 1837, alive 1915: Alicia Frances, born 
April 20, 1839, died May 1, 1912. 

6. Sarah, b 1778; m Henry Smith. 

7. Isaac, b 1780; m Sarah Hart. 

8. James, b 1782. 

9. Nancy, b 1784; m Benjamin Glasson. 
10. Rufus, b 1787; m Hannah Barlow. 

.11. Charlotte, b 1789. 

Three of the brothers, Reuben, Isaac and Rufus, settled 
on Long Ridge, Conn., 4 miles south of Bedford Village. 

6. Isaac (5), (Richard 1. Richard, Jr. 2, Ebenezer 3, Reu- 
ben 4.) born April 26, 1780, died Sept. 20, 1866; m 
Sarah Haight. 

Children of above: 
1. Frederick Hait, born Aug. 6, 1806, died Dec. 29, 
1860; married Sarah Ann Marsh, May 5, 1835. 

Children: 
1. Sarah Anthros. born 1838. 



14 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

2. Frederick Marsh, born 1840. 

3. Wilbur Mason, born 1843. 

4. Milton Montague, born 1845. 

5. Mary Augusta, born 1847. 

6. Edward Morrisson, born 1850. 

7. Henry Matthesson, born 1852. 

8. Benjamin Minott born 1856. 

2. Sarah Hoyt, born March 26, 1808, d in South Nor- 
walk; m Tompkins. 

3. Hannah Reynolds, born Jany. 10, 1810, d in Hu- 
genot, Jany., 1880. 

4. Rhoda Maria, born Sept. 28, 1811, d Sept. 23, 1812. 

5. Jane Elizabeth, born July 7, 1813, d Oct. 8, 1829. 

6. Joseph, born April 18, 1815; m Feby. 27, 1852, 
Nancy A. Youngs. Died Feby. 10, 1839. 

7. Marietta, born Oct. 12, 1820, m Jones. 

8. Matilda, born April 1, 1822, d in South Norwalk, 
Sept. 20, 1855. m Keeler. 

7. ^Jonathan, (Richard, Sen. 1, Richard, Jr. 2, Ebenez- 
er, 3), b 1750, d Dec. 8, 1826, ae 76 years. Buried 
in New Canaan, Conn., in cemetery in rear of Dr. Keel- 
er's house, m Deborah Scofield, at Stamford, July 21, 
1771; b 1750, d Jany. 30, 1828, ae 78. 
Children as follows: viz., 

1. Ebenezer, born July 21, 1772; m 1st, Thankful 
(Lockwood), Nov. 5, 1794. m 2nd, Hoyt. 

2. Sally, b March 27, 1774; m 1st, Seth Weed, Nov. 26. 
1794; m 2nd, Hoyt. 

3. Amos, b Nov. 10, 1776, d April 20, 1849, ae 72 v., 5 
mo.,10days. m Hannah Eockwood, Nov. 16, 1797, 
d Dec. 8, 1860, ae 81 y., 5 mo., 16 days. 

^Jonathan Ayres, Corporal, served in Revolutionary War, in Capt. 
Scofield's Co., 9th Regt., Col. John Mead. (See Conn, men in Rev- 
olution, Page 554). Any descendant eligible to S. A. R. orD. A. R. 
Patriotic Society, or to either Male or Female Order of Patriots and 
Founders. 



TIIK AVRKS FAMILY. 15 

4. Jared, Dec. 29, 1778; m 1st, Polly Lockwood, Feb. 
20, 1800. She d March 16. 1803, ae 25. m 2nd, 
Dinah Benedict, Oct. 9, 1803. 

5. Betsey, b Nov. 6, 1780. d Mar. 26, 1866, ae 86 v., 5 
mo., 20 days. 

6. Frederick, b Sept. 26, 1782, d May 1,1854, ae 71 v., 
4 mo. 

7. Polly, b Sept. 13. 1784, d Jany. 27, 1858, ae 72 y. 

8. Deborah, b Nov. 24, 1786, d April 6, 1872, ae 86 y. 

9. Minott, b May 2, 1791; m 1st, Hannah Lockwood; 
2nd, Sarah Weed; 3rd, Lucretia Raymond. No chil- 
dren, no trace of of him any further. 

8. Bradley (4), (Richard, Sen. 1, Richard, Jun. 2, Eb- 
enezer 3); b 1752, d April 28, 1825, ae 73; m Sarah 

. Made will, gave property to wife during her 

life, then after her death, one third to Polly, wife of 
Samuel Scofield. Mrs. Bradley Ayres, d, made will and 
gave to Polly, wife of David Waterbury. See record of 
Church in North Stamford, Conn. Was Town Officer 
in Stamford in 1800. (Huntington's History, p 289.) 

9. Ebenezer (5), (Richard 1, Richard, Jr. 2, Ebenezer 
3, Jonathan 4); b July 21, 1772; m 1st, Thankful 
Lockwood, Nov. 5, 1794; m 2nd, Hoyt. 

Children: 

1. William; m Greenly. Had 8 or 9 boys and 1 

daughter. 

2. Alva; m St. John. Had Darius and 2 daughters. 

3. Hezron L.; m Brown. Had 4 boys, Melvina 

and 1 other daughter. One girl m Jonathan K. 
Johnson, and had five girls, 1 set twins. 

4. George Lockwood, m. No children. 

5. Amzi; m Emmeline Hoyt. Children; George 
Lockwood, Sarah. 

6. Samuel, m. No children. 

7. Eliza, 



] 6 THE AYRES FAMILY . 

8. Julia; m Judge Carter of Norwalk. Had 2 daugh- 
ters. 

9. Ebenezer; m Lockwood, sister of LeGrande 

Lockwood of Norwalk. 

10. Minott, b , (by 2nd wife, d in child-birth.) 

10. Sally (5), (Richard 1, Richard, Jr. 2, Ebenezer 3, 
Jonathan 4), b March 27, 1774, at Stamford; m Seth 

Weed of New Canaan. Children: Andrus; m • 

Smith, had 1 child, Seth Chauncy. Daughter, Sally, 
unmarried. 1 daughter d about 16 years of age. 

11. Jared (5), (Richard 1, Richard, Jr. 2, Ebenezer 3, 
Jonathan 4), b Dec. 29, 1778; m Feby. 20, 1800, 
Polly Lockwood, 1st wife, b 1778, d Mar. 16, 1803, ae 
25. Jared, m 2nd wife, Dinah Benedict of Patterson, b 
1773. Children: 

1. Harriet; m Salmon Carter (Caster). Polly baptized 
March 17, 1803, d Feby. 2, 1806, ae 3y. 

2. Orville, baptized Jany. 20, 1805. He was an in- 
structor in Yale and had 2 daughters. 

3. Cynthia Caroline, b Sept. 4, 1808; m Solomon (or 
Salmon) Caster. 

4. Debly Ann, b July 7, 1811. 

5. Jared Augustus, b March 6, 3 814; m, had 2 sons. 

6. Betsey, b Nov. 6, 1780, d March 26, 1866, unmar- 
ried. 

7. Frederick, b Sept. 26, 1782, d May 1, 1854, ae71y., 
4 mo. m Rebecca Seymour, b 1784, d Jany. 7, 1846, 
ae 62 y. Both buried in New Canaan, Conn. 

Children: 

1. Chauncey Ayres, M. D., b Aug. 14, 1808, at New 
Canaan, Conn., d Apr. 14, 1905, age 95. Pre- 
pared for college at the Acadamy at that place, 
went to Yale College, and was graduated from the 
medical department in 1831. His first practice 

. was at Greenwich, Conn., and he went from there 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 17 

to New York City, and was one of the surgeons 
in the New York Cholera Hospital in 1832. 
Following this for a period he was Surgeon of the 
United States Coast Survey, and settled in Stam- 
ford, Conn., in 1833, and lived and died there. 
He filled many positions of honor and trust. Mar- 
ried Aug. 14, 1831, Miss Deborah Ann Percival, 
a daughter of Dr. Warren Percival of Darien, 
Conn. She died Oct. 25, 1839. 
Their children w r ere: 

1 . Sarah Augusta, b Sept. 19, 1832, died in Newark, 
N. J., May 13, 1910. She married 1st, Wesley 
Smith of Brooklyn, N.Y., who died in that city 
in 1858. They had two children; both died 
young. She married 2nd, William Wilson of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., and had three children, the 
youngest, Julia Augusta, married Charles Lloyd 
of Brooklyn, and had one daughter, Dorothy. 

2. Samuel Loring Percival, b July 29, 1835. An 
engineer in U. S. Navy, appointed by Presi- 
dent Buchanan, July 21, 1858, third asst. Engi- 
neer U. S. Navy. Ordered to report for duty 
Aug. 8, 1861. Retired from active service July 

29, 1897. Advanced to retired list of officers 
to the Rank of Rear Admiral for Civil War Ser- 
vice, by act of Congress, approved July 29, 1906; 
m 2nd, Mrs. Julia A. Simpson, of Brooklyn ,N. 
Y. 

3. Louisa Scofield, died in childhood. 

4. Deborah Ann, born in Stamford Oct. 10. 1839,. 
died in Ridgewood, N. J. 

Chauncy Ayres 2nd wife was Mrs. Julia A. Simp- 
son, widow of Montrose Simpson of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., and she had 

1. Chauncy Edward, d. y. 

2. Charles Gordon, d. y. 



18 THE AYRES FAMILY; 

3. Elizabeth W., who was unmarried and living 
with her father until his death. 



Children of Jared, continued. 

8. William Henry. 

9. James Edwin. 

10. Lavina. 

11. Caroline E., b 1832, d May 18, 1846, ae 14 yrs. 

12. Rebecca Ann, b 1822, d March 19, 1834, ae 11 yrs. 
8 mo. 

13. Polly E., bSept. 13, 1784, d Jany. 27, 1858, ae 72 
years. Not married. 

14. Deborah Ann, b Nov. 13, 1786, d April 6, 1872, ae 
86 years. Not married. 



12. Amos, b Nov. 10, 1776, d April 20, 1849, ae 72 v., 5 
mo., 20 da. m *Hannah Lockwood, Nov. 16, 1797, b 
1779, d Dec. 8, 1860, ae81 v.. 5 mo., 16 da. Bu- 
ried in New Canaan, Conn. 
Children: 

1. Abigail Mead, b 1799, d April 29, 1815, ae!6 years. 
Admitted to Church, Dec. 30, 179-. 

2. Sally Ann, born died ; m Daniel Button. 

Children: 

1. Sarah; died unmarried. 

2. Edward; died and left 7 children. 

Children: 

1. Frances, unmarried. 

2. or 3. Thomas, has three. Lucy; m — 

Maud; Harry. 

2 or 3. Emma; m — Bates. 

4. Caroline, married. 

*Hannah Lockwood was the daughter of Lieut. Samuel Lockwood, 
son of Kphraim, and served in the Revolution, first as private, then 
Lieut. (See Conn. Men in Revolution page 194, also History of the 
Lockwood family, by F. A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, 1889. 
State Li brarv, Hartford, Conn., page 217.) All his decerdants are 
eligible to D. A. R. and S. A. R. Societies. 



THE AYREvS FAMILY. 19 

5. Charles, married. Has two children, Perley 

and — . At one time Charles was a police 

officer in Stamford, Conn. 

6. George, unmarried. 

7. Minnie; m John Hyatt, 2 children. 

3. Harriet, died unmarried. 

4. Frances Cordelia; b in New Canaan, Conn., Aug. 
5, 1832, d in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 5, 1897, 
age 65 y. 11 mo. m William Button of Fair Ha- 
ven, Conn.; b Aug. 9, 1812, d Aug. 25, 1903, age 
91 y, 16 days. No children. 

5. Hannah Button, born , d . m 1st, John 

Pardee; no children, m 2nd, Rev. William Mil- 
ler; 3 children: Nellie May, died young. Fran- 
ces (christened) Button, born June 24, 1873; 
name legally changed to Frances Baldwin; m J. 
Stanford Brown, Sept. 2, 1903. No children. 
Frederick Daner, died young. 

6. Minerva, m Charles M. Marsh. No children. 

7. William, died unmarried. Was in Civil War. 

8. George, died unmarried. 

9. Agnes, died unmarried. 

3. George Willis, m Esther Norman. Children: 
Mary Emma, Charles Norman, Betty. 

4. Jonathan Edward, b Feby. 1805, d Oct. 16, 

1871, ae62yr., 3 mo., 24 d. m Jane Chapman, b 
1808 or 9, d April 21, 1870, ae 62-3. -24. Children: 
1. Mary Elizabeth; m Dec. 12, 1856, Solomon Mor- 
gan Lockwood, b July 24, 1818 at Stamford, 
Conn. Mary Elizabeth Ayres & Solomon Morgan 
Lockwood, had children as follows: Mary Bell- 
amy, Caroline Alida, Edwin Morgan, b Sept. 
20, 1859, baptized June 20, 1860; married Mag- 
gie Florence Patterson, Aug. 22. 1886. Had 
daughter Dorothy May Lockwood, b May 5, 1887, 
m 1914. 



20 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

2. Cornelius Henry, born June 1, 1838, d April 1, 
1896; m Nov. 1, 1857, Sarah C. Waterbury, b Dec. 
8, 1831, d Jany. 4, 1899. Had one daughter Mary, 
b Oct. 15, 1858, who m Emil G. Christiansen and 
resides in Bridgeport, Conn. For several years she 
was a very successful and popular teacher in the 
public schools of that city. 

3. Edward Francis; m 1st, Mary Elizabeth Dailey, 
who d June 6, 1861, ae 26 v., 6 mo., 6 da. No. 
children, m 2nd, Harriet L. Euart, had 2 sons, 
E. F. Jr., m Daisy Fitzhugh. HediedDec. 12, 
1894. Horace married Arline Skiff, had 2 
children, Dorothy and Horace. 

4. Joseph Chapman, baptized July 4, 1841, died in 
Oneida, N. Y. Married 1st, Mary Elizabeth 
Jones, had two daughters; Emma died young, Jane 

who married . Joseph Chapman married 2nd, 

Xarifa Burrell and had one daughter, Nellie, who 
died young. 

5. Horace Hutton, baptized, Nov. 19, 1843, d June 
12, 1869, ae 26 v., 2 mo., 25 da. Married Eliza- 
beth Phelps. She afterwards married Wilson 
Ames. Is a widow and resides at Asbury Park, 
N.J. No children. 

5. Deliah Maria, b Jany. 10, 1807, d Jany. 30, 1892, 
Married Thomas Ritter, M. D., of New York City, 
bApr. 28, 1806, d May 12, 1876. Children: Julia, 
married. Maria, b Sept. 29, 1837, d June 11, 1897. 
Hannah Ayres, Thomas Bard, Hannah Morse, John, 
Asahel Nettleton, infant children. On tombstone, 
Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. 

6. Amos Northrop, baptized March 14, 1810. No fur- 
ther trace. 

7. Hannah Eliza, bap. May 31, 1812; m Edward Sey- 
mour. Children: Adeline, Samuel, George, Charles, 

Adeline m, 1st, Merrill; had one daughter Ella 

Merrill, who m James Tristam. She d 1914 or 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 21 

1915. Possibly left one child. Adeline m 2nd, 
Henry Underwood, and was alive in Chicago, 111., 
in 1915, age 85 years. 

Lewis Bradley, b June 17, 1814, d June 1, 1898, ae 
84 years, ra Sept. 6, 1840, Clarrissa Burbridge 
Hoyt, b Oct. 11, 1810, d May 1, 1871, daughter 
of Lieut. {Henry Hoyt and Sarah Brown of Stam- 
ford, Conn. Children: 

1. Charles Lewis, b Oct. 7, 1841, d Sept. 5, 1842. 

2. Esther Mary, b Jan. 8, 1843, d Jan. 27, 1896. m 
Levi H. Toucey, Nov. 26, 1866. Levi H. Toucey 
b Aug. 24, 1836, d Sept. 12, 1906. Children: 

1. Herbert, b Sept. 9. 1867, d Jan. 20, 1868. 

2. Clara Maria, b April 26, 1869, d Oct. 24, 1913. 
Unmarried. 

3. Hattie Louise, b Dee. 6, 1871. 

4. George States, b Dec. 4, 1876. Married Sarah 
Mathon, Nov. 19, 1902. b Mar. 19, 1879. 
Had one daughter, Berniece Fredericka, b 
Nov. 17, 1904, one daughter born on Apr. 17, 
1912, b and d same day. Resided in Los Ange- 
les, Cal., in 1915. 

5. *WalterB.,bDec. 21, 1880. Married 1st, Lilian 
Noble, had two daughters, *Clara Louise, 
b Sept. 11, 1901, and Myrtle, b June 2, 1903, 
d Feby. 4, 1905. Married 2nd *Mary C. Smith, 
Oct. 24, 1911. Had one daughter, ^Elizabeth 
Esther, b Mar. 13, 1913. 

3. Louisa Theresa, b Feby 17, 1845; m Hon'l James 
Noyes States, Jany. 28, 1868, at Bridgeport, 
Conn., by Rev. Mr. Richards, of the North Con- 
gregational Church. Had one son, Frank Lewis, 
b June 9, 1869, d Aug. 7, 1869. 



JA11 descendants of Lieut. Henry Hoyt are eligible to the Patriotic 
Society of Sons, or Daughters of the War of 1812. See Huntington's 
History of Stamford, page 353, for Military Service. 

*Alive 1915. 



22 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

4. Charles Lewis, 2nd, b July 11, 1846, d Dec. 6, 
1903. m Jany. 29, 1871 Frances A. Colburn of 
New Haven, Conn., b June 9, 1847, d May 11, 
1911. 

Children: 
Carlos L-, b March 25, 1872; m Mary G. Harbison, 
June 24, 1896. m by Rev. J. E. Twitchell. 
Had one daughter, Alta J., b March 18, 1899. 

1. Ralph Burbridge, b Sept. 7, 1873, d 1876. 

2. Herbert Etheridge, b 1874, d 1874. 

3. Roger C, b 1876, d 1876. 

4. Roscoe E., b 1878, d 1878. 

5. Roscoe E., 2nd, bl881, dl881. 

6. Warren B., b May 28, 1882; m Lillian May 
Pinckney, b May 11, 1888, daughter of Chas. 
Minor Pinckney and Polly Estella Bailey (his 
wife) of Brookfield, Conn., had one daughter, 
Doris Estelle, b Dec. 3, 1913. 

7. Louisa T., b 1888; m Chester Arthur Baxter. 
Had one son, Stanford Earle, b July 6, 1910, 
d Jany 17, 1914. 

8. Lillian F. : b 1888, d 1888. 

5. Henry Herbert, b Dec. 8, 1847, d Sept. 7, 1853. 
Son of Lewis B. 



Children of Amos Ayres, continued. 

17. William Minot, b Feby 5, 1818, d Jany 2, 1876; m Em- 

ma R. Beach, b in New York, June 22, 1818, d Bridge- 
port, June 10, 1908, ae 90 y., 11 mo., 19 d. Both in- 
terred in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, 
Conn., Section 8, Lot 32. William Minot, Jr., b 1843, 
d Dec. 18, 1860, ae 17 y., lOmos. Henry Norman, b 

, m 1st, Lucy Johnson . Two children died young ; 

Willie, aged 9 months, Jennie, aged 3 months. m 
2nd, Emma . No children. 

18. Minot, b May 2, 1791; m 1st, Lockwood; m 2nd, 

Sarah Weed; m 3rd, Lucretia Raymond. No children 
by either wife. All trace of him lost. 



THE AYRRS FAMILY. 23 

Tremaine Family, Yale University Library. 
Appendix Vol. 2, Page 1673. No. 911615. 
GROVER AVRES: He married , resided in Spring- 
field, 111.; child, Mortimer, born June 25, 1848. No. 911, 
625. Dr. Mortimer Ayres, (Grover No. 911616) b Spring- 
field, 111., June 25, 1848. Studied medicine in this country 
and in Europe. Married, Jul}' 15, 1874, Doris Hill, daugh- 
ter of Lt. Gov. William Hill of Rushville, 111. Physician and 
surgeon in U. S. Navy. He removed in 1895 to Pasadena, 
Cal. Children: 

Ethel, born Nov. 24. 1875. 

Dora Olive, born Nov. 13, 1877; m Julius Richard 
Jacobs of Pasadena, Cal. He died Feb. 27, 1902. 
His widow (1912) resides at Noth Maringo Avenue, 
Pasadena, Cal. 



Notes from Church Records, New Canaan, Conn. 
BAPTIZED. 
1798, J any. 14, Ebenezer Ayres, Amos Ayres, on their pro- 
fession. 
1798, March 2, Alva and William, children of Ebenezer. 
1798, March 18, Jared Ayres, an adult. 
1798, Dec. 30, Abigail Mead, daughter of Amos Ayres. 
1801, June 29, Hezron Lockwood, son of Ebenezer Ayres. 
1801, June 29, Edwin Lockwood, son of Ebenezer Ayres. 
1803, Mar. 17, Polly, daughter of Jared Ayres. 
1805. Jany. 20, William Orville, son of Jared Ayres. 

1805, June 30, Amos, son of Ebenezer Ayres. 

1806, June 8, Polly, daughter of Jared Ayres. (see below) 

1808, Sept. 4, Cynthia Caroline, daughter of Jared Ayres. 

1809, July 2, Andrew, son of Ebenezer Ayres. 

1810, March 14, Amos Northrop, son of Amos Ayres. 

1811, July 7, Debby Ann, daughter of Jared Ayres. 

1811, Nov. 21, Eliza Jane, daughter of Ebenezer Ayres. 

1812, May 31, Hannah Eliza, daughter of Amos Ayres. 
1814, March 6, Jared Augustus, son of Jared Ayres. 
1814, May 5-15, Julia Ann, daughter of Ebenezer Ayres. 



24 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

1816, April 14, Ebenezer Ayres, son of Ebenezer. 
1816, July 7, Minott Ayres, adult. 

1816, Sept. 1, Thomas Nelson, son of William Ayres. ' 

1817, March 9, Eliza Ann, daughter of William Ayres. j 

1818, May 2, W 7 illiam Minott, son of Amos Ayres. 

1818, May 2, William Augustus, son of William Ayres, 

1819, Oct. 31, John Alonzo, son of William Ayres. 
1821, Oct. 7, Minott Chauucey, son of Ebenezer. 

1823, Sept. 27, Vincent Mortimer, son of William Ayres. 
1827, May 6, Chauncey Ayres, adult. 
1827, May 6, Elizabeth Ayres, adult. 

1817, May 6, David St. John, son of Alonzo and (May) 
Ayres. 

1827, May 6, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Alonzo and 

(May) Ayres. 

1828, March 2, Polly Elizabeth Ayres, adult. 
1828, March 2, Deborah Ann Ayres, adult. 

1828, April 18, Oliver Leslie, son of Hezron Ayres. 

1828, Sept. 24, Margaret Adaline, daughter of Alonzo 

Ayres . 

1829, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan E. Ayres. 

1830, Jany. 1, Emma Adaline, daughter of Hezron Ayres. 

1831, July 1, William Henry Ayres, adult., - 

1833, Jany. 6, Sarah, wife of Hezron Ayres, adult. 

1834, July 27, Charles Henry, son of H. E. Ayres. 

1835, May 24, Henry Gaines, son of William Henry Ay- 

res. 

DIED. 

1803, March 16, Jared Ayres wife, aged 25 years. 

1806, Feby. 2, Polly, daughter of Jared Ayres, aged3years. 

ADMITTED. 

1820, Sept. 1, William Ayres. 
1827, May 6, Deliah Maria Ayres. 
1827, May 6, Hanna E. Ayres. 
1827, May 6, Cynthia Caroline Ayres. 
1827, May 6, Deborah Ann Ayres. 
1827, July 1, Julia Ann Ayres. 



THR AYRES FAMILY. 21 

1812, May, Mitiott Ayres. 1818, March, Alva Ayres. 
1823, April, Amos Ayres. 1828. June, Betsey Ayres & 
others. 

1833, June, George W. Ayres. 

1834, April, Hannah Ayres. 1835, Nov., William H. Ayres. 

1836, June, Hezron L. Ayres. 1837, Dec., Andrew Ayres. 

1837, Sept., Amos N. Ayres. 1838, Dec, Deborah Ann 

Ayres. 
1836, Feby., James S. Ayres. 1840. Aug., Ebenezer Ayres, 
Jr. 

1841, Dec, Jarius (Jarvis) L. Ayres. 

1842, Mar., Clarinda Ayres. 1843, Nov., Darius S. Ayres. 
1846, May, Thomas N. Ayres. 1849, March, Amzi Ayres. 
1850, March, Samuel Ayres. 1852, Feby., Sarah Ayres./ 
1852, Sept., Lewis B. Ayres & wife, to Jane C. 

1852, April, Margaret A. Ayres. 1856, Feby., Chancy 

Ayres. 
1849, March, George Ayres & wife. 1864, Apr. , Joseph C. 

Ayres. 
1878, March, Matilda Ayres. 1889, June, Julia & Alica 

Ayres. 



New Caanan, Conn., Town Clerk's Office. 

BORN. 

1853, Sept. 4. Daughter to Mary E. Ayres & Solomon 

Lockwood. 

1854, April 15. Son to Ebenezer Ayres & Emily. 

1855, May 28. Daughter to Oliver L. & Mary J. Ayres. 

1858, Oct. 15. Daughter (Mary) to Cornelius H. & Sarah 

C. Ayres. 

1859, Sept. 20. Son to Mary E. Ayres & Solomon Lock- 

wood. 

1865, Feby. 19. Daughter to Joseph C. & Mary (Jones) 

Ayres. 

1866, Jany. 19. Son to Edward Franklin & Harriet (Euart) 

Ayres. 



28 the ayres family. 

Tombstones in the New Cemetery at New Canaan, 
Connecticut. 

Venancia, son of Hezron & Sally Ayres, d Nov. 5, 1822, 
ae 11 mo., 3 days. 



Charles Henry, son of Hezron & Sarah x\yres, d in N. Y 
July 23, age 21 years, 4 months and 15 days. 



Hezron L,. x\yres, d Feby. 22, 1874, age 73 years, 
9 months, 12 days. 

Sarah, wife of Hezron L. Ayres, d April 16, 1869, age 
68 v., 7 mo., 2 d. 



Oliver L. Ayres, dFeby. 22, 1877, Co-G., 10thRegt.,C. V 



Clarinda (Fitch) Ayres, wife of James S. Ayres, daughter 

of Joseph & Hannah Fitch, b May 6, 1801, 

d Aug. 12, 1881. 



Mary Elizabeth, wife of Edward F. Ayres, d June 6, 1861 

age 26 years, 6 months, 6 days. 

Edward Francis Ayres, son of Jonathan E., 1835-1900. 

Harriet L- Euart, his wife, (alive 1905.) 

Edward Francis Ayres, Jr., b Jany. 19, 1866, 

d Dec, 12, 1894. 



Jonathan Edward Ayres, d Oct. 16, 1871, age 66 years, 

8 months. 

Jane Chapman, wife of Jonathan E. Ayres, d Apr. 21, 1870, 

age 62 years, 3 months, 24 days. 
Horace Hutton, son of Jonathan E. & Sarah Ayres, d June 

12, 1869, age 26 years, 2 months, 25 days. 
Cornelius H. Ayres, son of Jonathan E. & Sarah (Chap- 
man) Ayres, b June 1, 1838, d April 1, 1896. 
Sarah C. Waterbury, wife of Cornelius H. Ayres, b Dec. 8, 
1831, d Jany. 4, 1899. 



THK AVRKS FAMILY. 29 

Solomon Lock wood, b 1818, d 1900. 

Mary Elizabeth (Ayres) Lockwood, wife of Solomon, 

b 1828, d 1890. 

Mary Bellamy Lockwood. daughter of Solomon & Mary 

Elizabeth, b 1851, d 1874. 

Caroline Alida (Lockwood), wife of J. B. Jennings, 

1853-1903. 



Tombstones in an old BURYING GROUND in New Ca- 
naan, Conn., back of the house occupied by Dr. Keeler, 
Dec, 1914. 

Jonathan Ayres, died Dec. 8, 1826, aged 76. 



Died, Jany. 30, 1828, Deborah (Scofield), wife of Jonathan 
Ayres, aged 78. 

Amos Ayres, died April 20, 1849, aged 72 v., 5 mo., 10 d. 

Hannah (Lockwood), wife of Amos Ayres, died Dec. 8, 
1860, aged 81 years, 5 months, 16 days. 

Polly E. Ayres, daughter of Jonathan & Deborah, 
died Jany. 27, 1858, aged 72 years. 

Betsey Ayres, daughter of Jonathan & Deborah Ayres, died 
March 26, 1866, aged 86 years, 5 months, 20 days. 

Deborah Ann Ayres, daughter of Jonathan & Deborah 
Ayres, died April 6, 1872, aged 86 years. 



Frederick, son of Jonathan & Deborah Ayres, died May 1 
1854, aged 71 years, 4 months, 21 da}'S. 

Rebecca, wife of Frederick Ayres, died Jany. 7, 1846, 
ae 62 vears. 



Rebecca, daughter of Frederick & Rebecca Ayres, died 
March 19, 1834, aged 11 years, 8 months. 



30 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Abigail Meade, daughter of Amos & Hannah Ayres, died 
April 29, 1815, aged 16 years, 6 months, 4 days. 



Caroline E., daughter of Frederick & Rebecca Ayres, 
died May 18, 1843, aged 14 years. 



Alvah Ayres, died Sept. 10, 1845, aged 50 years, 
4 months, 2 davs. 



History of Norwalk, Conn., by SEEEECK, 
1896, Page 89. 
Jonathan & Deborah Ayres. These two New Canaan 
fore-parents m July 21, 1771, and founded the Ayres home 
that stood some distance west of the "Piatt Farm," on 
Haynes Ridge, now the elegant Child estate "Wsigannon- 
ta." Nine children were brought up in this home. The 
sons became prominent business men, while the daughters 
were actively occupied in household duties during the secular 
week and seen on Sunday in the sanctuary to which, cross- 
ing the Stamford perambulating path and adown "Haynes 
Ridge," they regularly rode. Frederick m Rebecca Sey- 
mour. Minott and Jared selected the sightly "Clapboard 
Hill" for residences. Hbenezer chose the sundown slope 
of "Bushy Ridge," and Amos the busy site of "Benedict 
& Co. Manufactory." Minott was m thrice, his last 
wife, IyUcretia Raymond, being aunt to Oscar W. Ray- 
mond. 



Hunt History, Page 312. 
Congregational Church of North Stamford, organized 
June 4, 1782, consisted of 22 members, one of which was 
Rebecca Ayers. 



Hunting ton 's History of Stamford, Page 163. 
y^ Elizabeth Ayers m Joseph Lockwood, May 19, 1699, had 
^Joseph, b May 15, 1699. 
Hannah, b March 24, 1701. 
John, b Sept. 18, 1703. 
Nathaniel, b April 1, 1706. 



the ayrks family. 31 

Tombstone at North Stamford Cemetery. 

Mary Ayres, wife of Gideon Lockwood, died Jan. 18, 1870, 

aged 71 years, 11 months, 4 days. 



Phebe Ayres, wife of John Haight. 



Records of Cong I Church at North Stamford. 

Eliza, daughter of Ebenezer & Deborah Ayres, baptized 
Noy. 2, 1788. 

Ebenezer Davenport Ayres, baptized Jan. 19, 1797. 

Abraham Ayres & Hannah Avers, dismissed by letter to 
church in Stamford. 

Bradley Ayres died of fever, age 75, April 28, 1825. 

Rebecca Ayres, member of No. Stamford Church. Origi- 
nal member. 

Dr. Geo. Burch & wife Harriet, dismissed (1825?) (Appar- 
ently he had been the minister at this church.) 

An Old Cemetery at Pound Ridge. 

Betsey Ann, wife of R. William Ayres, died Mar. 13, 

1861, ae 38. 



Bedford Church Records. 
Reuben Ayres admitted May 6, 1787. 



Town Records of Bedford, kept at Mt. Kisco, Town 

Clerk's Office, 
Member of Church, 1790, Reuben Ayres. 

Children of Reuben & Abigail Avres. 

Ezra, Aug. 19, 1787, age 13. 

Isaac, Dec. 29, 1786, age 7. 

James, April 26, 1787, age 4. 

Rufus, Aug. 23, 1786, b May, 27, 1787. 

Mary, Jany. 9, 1787, age 15. 

Nancy, Oct. 13, 1716, age 2. 

Baptized child of Reuben & Abigail Ayres, by Mr. Se- 
ward: Charlotte, May 24, 1789. 



32 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Assessment of Richard Ayres, 6 pounds, sh., pence. 
Assessment of Philip Ayres, 59 pounds, 10 sh., pence. 

(The above in a Table in the Museum.) 

The clerk of the Presbyterian Church at Bedford Village, 
Dec. 1914, was Miss Williamson. 



The Village Cemetery at Long Ridge (Conn.) has a fine 
Granite monument (five or six tons weight) which reads: 

In Memory Of 

Grand-father Issac Ayres, born Long Ridge, April 26, 1780, 

died at Long Ridge, Sept. 20, 1866. 

Grand-mother Sarah (Haight), born at Stanwich, May 11, 
1784, died at Long Ridge, Dec. 9, 1864. 

Father Frederick H. Ayers, born Long Ridge, Aug. 6, 1806, 
died at Long Ridge, Dec. 29, 1880. 

Mother Sarah A. (Marsh) Ayres, born Sherburne, N. Y., 
Jany. 12, 1814, died at Stamford, Sept. 16, 1898. 

Children: 

Sarah A. Ayres, born Lincklaen, N. Y., Jany. 14, 1838, 

died at Binghampton, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1855. 

Frederick M. Ayres, born Conklin, N. Y., 
July 3, 1840, died- 



Wilbur M. Ayres, born Long Ridge, July 22, 1843, 
died- 

Milton M. Ayres, born Long Ridge, June 24, 1845, died at 
Long Ridge, March 20, 1863. 

*Mary A. Ayres (Finch), born Long Ridge, Sept 5, 1847, 
alive Mar., 1916 



*July 4, 1876, Married Lounsbury Finch, b July 2, 1847, d at Long 
Ridge. Children: Edward Ayres Finch, b June 7. 1878. (Doctor) 
Sarah Elizabeth Finch, b March 3, 1881. Frederic Braen Finch, b 
June 7, 1884, d June 20, 1908. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 33 

Edward M. Ayres, born at Long Ridge, June 5, 
died 

Henry M. Ayres, born at Long Ridge, August 3, , 

died 

Benjamin- M. Ayres, born at Long Ridge, March 26, , 

died 

A tombstone in another part of the Cemetery reads: 
*Joseph Ayres died Feby. 27, 1852, age 36 y., 10 mo., 9 d. 



Huntington s History of Stamford, Page 312. 

The North Stamford Cong'l Church was organized June 
4, 1782, with 22 members, among them Reuben Scofield and 
Rebecca Ayres. 

Page 296. First Church of Christ in Stamford was begun 
Jany. 1, 1747. One of the members was Rebecca, wife of 
Jona Ayres, 1746. 

Page 313. Long Ridge Cong'l Church organized about 
1840. The church was built in 1842. Members: Isaac 
Ayres, Harriet Ayres. Rev. Frederick Ayres engaged to 
supply the pulpit commencing Nov. 6, 1842, preaching un- 
til 1853. 

\ Page 452. Jeremiah N. Ayres and Davenport & Sons., 
were the owners of Stillwater & Roxbury Rolling Mills. 



Stamford, Conn., Registration of Births, Marriages , and 
Deaths, from the 1st Record up to 1825, 
by E. B. Huntington. 
On file in the Town Clerk's Office at Stamford, in book 
form. 

Page 7. Richard Ayres, Jr., married Abigail Buxton, Dec. 
18, 1712. A son born March 2, 1713; John b Oct. 9, 1714; 
Ebenezer b May 20, 1716. Lawrence d 28, 1717. 



*One of the Ayres brothers says that he was not of his family. 
Mr. Benjamin Ayres thought he might have been a son of one of his 
grandfather's sisters. 



34 THE AYRKS FAMILY. 

Richard, Jr., d April 5, 1719. Mary, wife of Richard, Sr., 
d Jany 19, 1715-6. Ebenezer b May 15, 1740. Reuben b 
Sept. 29, 1741. John m Rebecca Potts, April 6, 1749. v- 
Phebe b Aug. 20, 1750. Rebecca b June 12, 1752. John 
b Jany. 11, 1752. Ebenezer b March 2, 1761. Mary b 
July 27, 1765. Esther b Oct. 27, 1770. Reuben m Abi- H 
gail Scofield. Reuben b Nov. 8, 1766. Abigail b Jany. 27, 
1768. Rhoda b Dec. 17, 1769. Jonathan m Deborah Sco- 
field, July 21, 1771. Ebenezer b July 21, 1772. Sally b 
March 27, 1774. Amos b Nov. 10, 1776. Jared b Dec. 29, 
1778. Betsey b Nov. 6, 1780. Frederick b Sept. 26,1782. 
Polly b Sept. 13, 1784. Deborah b Nov. 24, 1786. Mi- 
nott b May 2, 1791. Alfred m Harriet Lock wood, Apr. 15, 
1821. 



M. B. & D. Records on File in Office of the Town Clerk 
at Stamford, Conn. 

Page 150. Alfred Ayres m Harriet Lockwood. Page 
234. Amzi Ayres of New Canaan, m EmmelineHoyt of Stam- 
ford, May 9, 1831. Frederick Peck of Greenwich m Sarah 
B. Hoyt of Stamford, Sept. 25, 1831. Page 243. Jeremi- 
ah N. Ayres m Francis L. Newman, March 12, 1837. 
Page 259. Dr. Chauncey Ayres m Mrs. Julia A. Simpson, 
Sept. 3, 1840. Page 299. Jeremiah N. Ayres m Sarah M. 
Leeds, June21, 1849. Vol. 3, M. B. &D., pagel. Chas., 
son of Chauncy & Julia Ann, Feby. 7, 1848. Page 17. 
Jeremiah N. Ayres ni Sarah M. Leeds, June 21, 1849. 
Page 45. Frederick H. Ayres, minister at Long Ridge, 
performed marriage, Nov. 11, 1852. Page 55. Charles 
Gordon Ayres d April 20, 1852, age 4 years. } Page 58. 
Henrietta Janneth Ayres b Nov. 5, 1853, daughter of Jere^ 
miah N. Ayres & Sarah M. 

Bailey's Book, 6, page 30. Reuben Ayres m Abigail Sco- 
field, Nov. 29, 1764. 



In Sellick' 's History of Norwalk appear these names, viz., 
page 697 & 8, Joseph Arnold, Richard Ayres, Sr., Amos 
Ayres. On page 89, and others with the name of Ayres. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 35 

Pages 89 & 301. Carrie. Page 89. Chauncy, Dr., Debo- 
rah, Mrs., Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Hezron. Pagel33. James 
Hezron. Page 89. Jared, Jonathan, Julia Ann, Minott, 
Rebecca Seymour, Mrs. Sally Nelson. Page 133. Sally 
Nelson. 



In Hall 's Records of Norwalk, Conn., these names, viz., 
Page 268. Benjamin Ayres m Sarah Keeler, April 1$, 1776. 
Children: Stephen, b Jany. 24, 1777; Moses, b June 7, 
1782. 

Page 268. Ebenezer Ayres, b July 21, 1772, m Thank- 
ful Lockwood, b Nov. 6, 1784. Alvah, b May 8, 1795. 
William, b April 31, 1797. Matilda, b Jan. 4, 1799. 
Hezron L., b May 10, 1801. George, b April 3, 1803. 
Amzi, b April 21, 1805. Samuel, d May 17, 1809. Eliza 
Jane, b Oct. 17, 1811. Julia Ann, b Jany. 17, 1814. Eb- 
enezer, b Feb. 24, 1816. Thankful, wife of Ebenezer 
Ayres, died March 3, 1817. 



In the Stamford City Directory for 1872 are These 
Names: 
Ayres Abraham V.", No. Stamford. 
Alfred, farm, Long Ridge. 
A. H., Grocer, Summer Street. 
Chauncy, (M. D.) Main Street. 
J. D., Salesman, Northfield Street. 
F. H., Grocer, Long Ridge. 
Jeremiah, (Stillwater Co.) Main Street. 
John A., Farmer, Long Ridge. 
Wilbur M., Merchant, Roxbury. 

Directory for 1914 
Ayer Richard, Adv't Agent, 49 Bank Street. 
Ayres Barton, N., Banker, N. V., House Tremont Av. 

Glenbrook. 
Ayres Benj. M., Long Ridge. 

Charles W., Stillwater Ave. 

Edward M., Long Ridge. 

Elizabeth W., boards Suburban Ave. 



36 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Ayres Henry M., Long Ridge. 
William M., Roxbury. 
Winfield, Physician, Shippan Ave. 
Brothers, Real Estate, Atlantic Street 



Land Records, Book B, Page 160, No. 95. Town Clerk's 
Office, Stamford. 

Witness these presents yt I Benjamin Hait, Sr., of Stam- 
ford, in the County of Fairfield & Colony of Connecticut, 
have for a valuable consideration in hand to my full satis- 
faction sold unto Richard Ayres, Senior, of Stamford, in the 
County & Colony above sd, to say a head right of land 
in the new field so called four acres being the bounds of 
Stamford, butting to the highway east & west to the fence 
Bounded to John Miller north & William Cressy south the 
aforesaid land with all the rights & priveldges & appurte- 
nances thereto belonging I the forenamed Benjamin Haithave 
absolutely sold and by these presence sell alienate makeover 
from me & mine forever unto the fornamed Ayres & his 
forever quietly to possess & enjoy the same in a full & free 
manner promising to free the sd land & every part thereof 
from all former claims sales bargains gifts mortguages 
or incumbrances whatsoever before the date hereof, as wit- 
ness to my hand & seal in Stamford, it is to become under- 
stood this Bill of Sale was made to sd Richard Ayres up- 
ward of thirty years agoe: & is lost by the sd Ayres and this 
is made in lue thereof in the year 1699. 

Benjamin Hait. (L. S.) 
Witness Benjamin Bishop, 
Samuel Hait. 

The adove written bill of sale is acknowledged by the 
Grantor in Stamford in lue of the date as though it had 
been before me. 

Samuel Hait, J. P. 
Received Dec. 20th, 1711 & recorded. 

Stephen Bishop, 

Recorder. 



THE AVRKS FAMILY. 37 

Records or' the Court of Probate of County of 
Fairfield, Conn. 
Vol. 6, page 46-66 which see in reference to the estate of 
Lawrence Ayres, Deceased. 

Vol. 6, page 99. Samuel Weed, Administrator on the 
estate of Richard Ayres, Jr. , late of Stamford deceased, made 
solemn oath before the Court of Probate held in Fairfield, 
Nov. 17, 1720, to the truth of the above Inventory. And 
the said inventory being proved is by Court. 

Samuel Weed of Stamford Administrator on the estate of 
Richard Ayres, Jr., late of Stamford, deceased according to 
a former order of Court, have rendered an account of his 
Administration to the Court of Probate held in Fairfield, 
Nov. 17, 1720, which amount the Court have computed 
with the Inventory, do find that the Inventory amounts to 
214 pounds, 13 shillings, 7 pence, and the debts are 111 
pounds, 17 shillings, 7 pence, which being deducted from 
the Inventory there remains clear estate, 102 pounds, 16 
shillings, 00 pence, which the Court do order shall be divid- 
ed as followeth: there being a widow who shall have one 
third part of the moveable estate forever, and one third part 
of the Real Estate as her own forever ; and the rest of 
the sd estate to be divided to the children of the said de- 
ceased, there being two sons, and one daughter, namely 
John, Ebenezer, and Mary Ayres. The eldest son shall 
have a double portion, and the other children shall have 
equal and single portions of the estate. And the Court do 
define and appoint John Bell, and Samuel Hait, Junr., of 
Stamford , to distribute the said estate according to the above 
order of the Court and to be under Oath as the Law di- 
rects. 

John Ayres, 5 years old the 9th Oct., 1720. 
Ebenezer, 4 years old last May, the 20th, 
Mary was 2 years old the 22nd day of last April. 



Page 99. May the 15, 1719. Inventory of the estate of 
Richard Ayres, Jr., who deceased April the 5th, 1719, then 



38 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

follows the items and it is signed by John Bell and Samuel 
Hait, Appraisers. 

One item of the Inventory reads "May 15, 1719. An In- 
ventory of the estate of Richard Ayres, Jun., who deceased 
Ayril 5, 1719. Amounting to 214 pounds, 15 shillings, 9 
pence. The old house and 17 and a half acres of land and 
Orchard where the old man lives.'' 

(Richard Ayres, Sr., came to Stamford about 1643 as 
shown by deed from Benjamin Hait, dated 1699, and as he 
died about 1719 he must have been something like ninety 
odd years of age when he died. J. N. S.) 



Record of Coiirt of Probate, Stamford, Conn. 
Vol. 6, Pages 785 & 786. 

Will of Ebenezer Ayres. 
In the Name of God Amen. I Ebenezer Ayres of the 
Town of Stamford, Fairfield County & State of Connecti- 
cut, being in perfect Health, and in perfect mind and mem- 
ory (thanks be to God). Calling unto mind the mortality 
of the Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to 
die, do make and ordain this my I^ast Will and Testament. 
That is to say, Principaly and first of all I give and recom- 
mend my soul into the hand of God that gave it and my body 
I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian 
manner at the direction of my Executors: nothing doubting 
that at the general resurection I shall receive the same again 
by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly 
estate as has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give 
demise and dispose of the same in Manner following. 
First I give and bequeath to my Dear and beloved Wife, Eli- 
zabeth, one third of all my real and personal estate after my- 
funeral and all other just debts are paid, for her use and be- 
hoof during her natural life. Secondly I give to my eldest 
& beloved son, Reuben Ayres, Ten pounds as being my 
eldest. Thirdly I give my House & homestead to my three 
sons equaly to be divided, Viz: to Reuben Ayres, Jonathan 
Ayres, and Bradley Ayres. Fourthly. I give to Bradley 
Ayres my youngest son, a certain piece of land at the upper 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 39 

end of the village called "Scofield Town" containing about 
sixteen Acres, bounded as follows, Southerly by a drift- 
way & Westerly by a driftway. Northerly by John Sco- 
field's land, Easterly by Isaac Weed's land & a highway, 
Likewise Two Acres of Salt Meadow adjoining the Beach 
Creek, & likewise a horse and a pair of oxen, Likewise a 
cart & wheels. Fifthly, I will that my three sons above 
named do pay or give to my three daughters, Viz: My eld- 
est daughter Lydia, my daughter Mary, & Elizabeth, in v 
addition to what I have given them, Fifteen pounds to be 
equally divided amongst them and each of my aforemen- 
tioned sons to pay his equal portion of the sd sum. Sixthly, 
I give to my daughter Hannah a bed and furniture, Viz: 
Three coverlids & six pair of sheets &c. Likewise I give her 
a cow and calf and six good Sheep: Besides particular, I 
will that my daughter Hannah be made equal to either of 
my other daughters. Likewise I will that my three sons 
above named pay the aforesaid Legacies to my four daugh- 
ters each one his equal proportion out of ye moveables of 
my estate if a sufficiency, if not of my real estate to each of 
my daughters as above directed: Likewise, I will that my 
three sons provide a comfortable room for the convenience 
of my daughter Hannah whilst she remains unmarried. 
Seventhly I will that my three sons pay each of them his 
equal part unto my grand-daughter Sarah Bates the sum of 
twenty pounds, five shillings, at the expiration of her Mi- 
nority. Eighthly, I will that the remainder of my moveable 
estate be equally divided between my three sons. Ninthly 
I do ordain and appoint my sons Reuben Ayres, Jonathan 
Ayres, and Bradley Ayres, the executors of this my last 
will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow & re- 
voke all former wills & testaments. Ratifying & confirm- 
ing this to be my last Will & Testament. In witness where- 
of I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this ninth day of 
March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
& seventy-nine. 

Signed Sealed & declared by the sd Ebenezer Ayres to be 
his last Will and Testament, in presence of us who in his 



40 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

presence and of each other have subscribed our names. 

Ebenezer Ayres. (L,. S.) 
Witnesses, 

EHas Newman 

Josiah Weed Scofield. 
Personally appeared. 

Will approved, 

Abraham Davenport, Judge. 
January 22, 1785. 



Hin man's Early Settlers of Conn. Part 1. 
Pages 90-91. 

Ayer, John of Salisbury, Mass., 1640: Ipswich 1648, died 
at Haverhill in 1647. 

Ayer, Robert & Thomas of Haverhill, admitted Freemen 
in 1668. (Farmer.) 

Ayres, William, resided in North Main Street, Hartford, 
Conn., on lot No. 61, in 1651. 

Ayer, John, of Stonington, Conn., purchased land in 
Windham of John Knowles of Windham, June 29, 1719. 
(old style.) 

Ayres, John, Mr. John Alden, Sr., and Jr., Jo Alden of 
Duxborrow in the Colony of New Plymouth, are in the list 
of those who are able to bear arms in said Town in 1643. 

Ayer, Rebecca, m John Aslettof Newbury, Mass., in 1648. 
(Farmer.) 

Ayer, Robert, Peter, and Thomas, Freemen at Haverhill, 
May, 1666. 

Ayres, Samuel, of Haverhill, Free, J683. 

Air, James, was received an inhabitant of Dover, N. H., 
in 1658. 

Aires, Mr. John, of Massachusetts, Free, 1689-90 

Ayres, Heirs, William, owned 5 acres of land in Hart- 
ford which he sold to Christopher Crave, embraced in a large 
tract given to said heirs, Andrew Sanford and William 
Clark, by the Town of Hartford before 1659. 

Ayres, Travis, of Saybrook, was a deacon at Pautapaug in 
1788, and died April 7, 1812, aged 89 years. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 41 

Ayres, Symoii, aged 48, "Chyrugeon" with Dorothy his 
wife, aged 38, and children; Marie 15 years old, Thomas 13, 
Symon 11, Rebecca 9, Christian 7, Anna 5, Benjamin 3, and 
Sarah Ayres 3 months old, embarked in the ship, Increase, 
for New England, April 15th, before 1640. This name 
found in several towns in Connecticut. 

Ayre has two Coats of Arms, Aver or Ay re, one — Ay re 5, 
and Ares one Coat of Arms. 



Hollister, (See Rev. Dr. Chapin's History in which nearly 
all those families are given.) 



Hollister s History of Connecticut, Page 505. Vol. 1. 
Family names of some of the Planters of the Colonies of 
Connecticut and New Haven, previous to their Union in 
1665. Ayres. 

Stamford Probate Records, Book 14, page 29. 
Will of Bradley Ayres. 

I, Bradley Ayres, of Stamford in Fairfield County, State 
of Connecticut, being now advanced in years but of sound 
mind & memory do make this my last will & testament in 
the following manner. In the first place I order that all my 
just debts be paid. 

Item. I give unto my loving wife Sarah, my best feather 
bed & the furniture thereunto belonging & so much of my 
household furniture as is necessary to keep house to be her 
own absolutely & also the use and improvement of one 
half of my buildings & the use and improvement of all my 
landed property during her natural life, that shall remain 
over and above what I have already disposed of. 

I also give all my linen, sheeting, & pillows. 

Item. I give and devise unto Polly Scofield, wife of 
Samuel Scofield, the one third part of my buildings to take 
possession of at my decease & one third part of my real es- 
tate & to take possession of it at my wife's decease. 

I do hereby revoke all and any other Will but this & con- 



42 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

stitute and appoint Abisha Scofield, Executor of this my 
last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I have hereun- 
to set my hand & seal this 10th day of March A. D. 1825. 
Signed dated and declared to be my last Will & Testa- 
ment in presence of 

Reuben Scofield, his 

John L,. Scofield. Bradley = Ayres 

Betsev Eockwood, Mark. 



Note. All descendants of Richard Ayres, Sen., of Stam- 
ford, are eligible as members of Patriotic Societies, of the 
Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Ameri- 
can Revolution, Order of the Founders and Patriots of 
America, &c. &c. 



Sarah Ayres, widow of Bradley Ayres, made a will, see 
Book 14, page 383, Stamford Records, April 26, 1831. 

Gave to Cornelia Ingersoll, (my Niece), to Polly Scofield, 
wife of Epontus Scofield, of the State of New Jersey, (my 
Nephew) John Ingersoll, the residue to Polly Waterbury, 
wife of David Waterbury. Probate Court, Nov. 28, 1830. 



From F. W. Bailey's Early Conn. Marriages . 
Stamford, Ebenezer Ayres & Thankful Lock wood, Nov. 5, 
1794. 
Sally Ayres & Seth Weed, Nov. 26, 1794. 
Amos Ayres & Hannah Eockwood, Nov. 16, 1797. 
Preston & Griswold, Jonathan Ayres & Eydia Burton, 

Jany. 3, 1722-3. 
Sarah Brown & Eliphalet Kellog of 

Canaan, Dec. 31, 1761. 
Reuben Ayres & Abigail Scofield, Nov.- 

29, 1764. 
Phebe Ayres & Hezekiah Reed of Dan- 
bury, May 5, 1768. 
Mary Ayres & John Waring of Stan- 

wich, Oct. 11, 1770. 
Elizabeth Ayres & Billy Scofield of 
Pound Ridge, Nov. 3, 1774. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 43 

Record of Land Sales, Stamford Town Clerk's Office, 

Book A, Page 126. 
Witness these Presents that I, Richard Ayres, formerly 
of Stamford (& now uppon removal to the new plantation 
called Bedford) in the Colony of Connecticut & in ye Coun- 
ty of Fairfield, have for a valueable consideration in hand, 
have sold all my right & title of land (by grant of ye town 
unto Joshua Hoit, Daniel Simkins, Samuel Finch, Abram 
Finch & myself, for to maintain ye flow yets in ye North 
field) I say south ye land lyeing in ye Swamp commonly 
called "Shaws Swamp," my right therein, I the aforesaid 
Richard Ayres doe hereby, Sell, alienate, assign & set over, 
ye aforesaid parcel of land from me my heirs, executors, 
administrators, & assigns, unto Joshua Hoit, Daniel Simkins, 
Abram Finch, to their heirs, executors, administrators, & 
assignees forever, quietly to possess & injoy in full & free 
maner, promising to free to ye said land from all taxes, 
rates, bargains, sales, mortguages or incumbrances, it so- 
ever unto ye date hereof witch I the forenamed Ric Ayres 
have cause this bill of sale to be made and have set my hand 
delivering it as my deed in Stamford, it is further agreed to 
be understood it ye flood gates are allsogoeth with ye land: 
as witness my hand this fourth of April 1684. 

Signed this, 
The Mark=of Richard Ayres. 
Test, 

Isac Finch=his mark. 
Underwitten thus, 

This written bill of sale is acknowledged by ye date above 
said before me, 

'. John Bell. 

Commissioner. 



m 



Charles B. Ayres, 216 Ogden Street Bridgeport, Conn., is 
"Dan's Blue Book" published A. D., 1915, page 119. 



Mary Ayres, wife of Stanley M. Ayres, died in Bridgeport, 
Conn., Jany. 8, 1901, b. May 6, 1874, Aged 26 yrs., 8 mo. 
2 days. 



44 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Neu' England Historical & Genealogical Regsiter. 
Vol. I, Page 56. Richard H. Aver, res. Manchester, b Con- 
cord; Sheriff, 1823 to 1828 inc., Senator, 1818 to 
1823; Rep. from Hookset several years; Counsellor, 
Merrimack Co., N. H. 
Page 98. Mary Aver, m Dr. Amos Gilman Gale of 
Manchester. Had one daughter. 
Vol. II, Page 377. Samuel Ayres, son of John & Mary, d 

Andover, Mass., Sept. 5, 1670. 
Vol. Ill, Page 41. Miss Ayres of Haverhill was wife of 
Dr. Jabez True. Had two children. 
Page 195. Lucius Ayers, m Miss Ann M. Dean, 

both of Boston. (No date.) 
Page 239. Robt. Ayer, Thos. Ayer, Peter Ayer 

of Haverhill made freemen, May 23, 1666. 
Page 345. Samuel Ayres, Haverhill, made free- 
man May 16, 1683. 
Page 350. John Aires, made freeman, March 
22, 1689-90. 
Vol. IV Page 225. Anne, dau. to Sir Anthony Ayer, of 
Agyer of Kent, in Gilbert, Lord Lumley, Duke of 
Norfork, or Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Mathemati- 
cian and Hydrogapher, b 1539, lost in the Squir- 
rel, Feby. 6, 1658. 
Vol. V, Page 221, Lucy Ayres, m Samuel Otis, b Dec. 16, 
1792, in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Had 15 chil- 
dren. 
Vol. VI, Page 35. Ruth Ayer of Haverhill, N. H., m Nov. 
5, 1728, James Davis. She d Apr. 28, 1730, 
leaving one child, Ruth. 
" Page 207. John Ayer of Haverhill, N. H., will 
proved Oct. 6, 1657. Wife, Hannah. Children; 
John, Nathaniel, Obadiah, Robert, Thomas, Pe- 
ter, Hannah, Rebekah and Mary. "To Peter, the 
young sow whose ear hangs down, and all my 
feaggy meadow." Obadiah & wife Hannah 1661. 
Thomas & Elizabeth 1663. John & wife, Sarah, 
May 16, 1659. John & wife, Mary, July 11, 1666. 



THE AVKKS FAMILY. 45 

Peter & wife, Hannah, March 19, 1668-9. John, 

late of Ipswich now of Quabog, 1672. Mary 

Ayres, ae 34, in 1668. Samuel Ayres, ae45, in 

1668. John, late of Haverhill, now, 1679, of 

Ipswich, wife, Mary. (Norf. Records, II. 238.) 

f John din Brookfield, 1676. Wife, Susanna, in- 

^__y^iitor4L^ March 29 , 1676^ Robert, ae 86 in 

1711, of Haverhill. Robert ra Elizabeth, dau. 

of Henry Palmer, 1659. (See Hubbard J 

Vol. VI, Page 343. Martha Ayer, sister to Peter Eyer or 

Aver, m Richard Hubbard, 1679. (?) 
Vol. VII. Page 63. Ebenezer Ayer, Haverhill, N. H., 
marched with 86 other men under Capt. John 
Lovewell in quest of Indian enemy of Jany. 27, 
1724. Returned to Boston, March 10, 1724. 15 
killed, only 9 escaped unhurt. 
Page 78. Samuel Aires, Sr., among those that 
have right to commonage at Ipswich, Feby. 
18, 1678. 
Page 79. John Aires, right used by Joseph Fel- 

lars. 
Page 88. Robert Avers m Elizabeth, daughter 

of Henry Palmer, July 10, 1680. 
Page 120. Elizabeth Ayers, daughter of Edward 
Avers, m Caleb Giffith, Oct. 30, 1701. Had 
4 children. 
Page 195. Hon. Richard H. Ayer, Manchester, 
N. H., d Feby. 5, 1853, aged 75. He was 
born Jany. 12, 1778, at Concord, N. H. 
Grandson of Samuel A., son of Richard, m 
Susanna, granddaughter of Rev. Christopher 
Sargent of Methuen. 
Page 311. Peter Ayer m Hannah Allen, Oct. 8, 

1659 at Salisbury, Mass. 
Page 349. Nath. Aires took Oath of Allegiance 
at Newberg, 1678. 
Vol. VIII, Page 95. Died, Hon. Samuel H. Ayer, Man- 
chester, N. H., Oct. 4, 1851, aged 34, son of 



46 THK AYRES FAMILY. 

Dr. Samuel Aver, b at Portland, Me. Grad- 
uated 1839; read law with Gen. Pierce; began 
practice 1841; was speaker of the House of 
Rep. of New Hampshire. 
Vol. VIII, Page 99. Love Ayers m Capt. John Kingsbury 
of Franklyn, Conn., April 2, 1679. 
Page 225. Ebenezer Ayers of Newbury, Mass., 

m Dorcas Getchell, Oct. 5, 1710. 
Page 227. Rebecca Ayer, dau. of John A. Ayer, 
m Oct. 8, 1648, John Aslett, or Alsbee, of 
Newbury, North Andover. 
Page 234. Nathaniel Ayers & Mark Ayers 

signed petition, Feby. 20, 1689. 
Page 242. Mary Ayer of Haverhill m Isaac 

Column, b April 10, 1752. 
Page 245. Gravestone at West Roxbury, Cen- 
tral Burying Ground, "Peters Hill," reads: 
In Memory of Mr. Nathaniel Ayers of Bos- 
ton, who died Aug. 10, 1800, ae 45. 
Vol. IX, Page 61. Isaac Spofford & Mary Ayer. She was 
from Haverhill. He was a physician. 
Page 86. Benj. Ayers, on petition, 11th mo., 4th 
day, 1668. 
Vol. X, Page 356. Lorice (Ayres) Lane d Sept. 27, 1849. 
Vol. XI, Page 255. Inscription over the grave on French 
Island, Canton River, China: 
"Sacred to the Memory of Edward Ayers, who 
departed this life Aug. 11, 1855, ae 31." 
Page 358. Mary Ayres, Nov. 23, 1762, m Fred- 
erick King, third son of Constant King. (She 
was b Sept. 21, 1744.) They settled in Mor-, 
ristown, N. J. He was the first postmaster of 
Morristown, appointed by P. M. General Ben- 
jamin Franklin, 1st P. M. G. of U. S., which 
office he held until 1792. He d Apr. 4, 1796. 
His widow d Sept. 28, 1825. 
Vol. XII, Page 251. John Ayres, Nov. 15, 1803, m Re- 
becca Lombard, dau. of Israel Lombard & Je- 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 47 

mima Atkins. Rebecca b Sept. 24, 1783, d 
Noy. 15, 1803. (Barnstable or Hull.) 
Vol. XII, Page 297. John Aver, (or Eyers) Jr., at Haver- 
hill, m Sarah Williams, dau. of John & Jane 
Williams, May 5, 1646. 
Vol. XIII, Page 61. Rev. Mr. Aver m Fanny Rogers, 
dau. of Rev. Zabdiel, b Oct. 2, 1792. Grad. 
Yale College, m Juliet Mitchell, Aug. 10, 
1840. Removed to Charleston, S. C. Had 
7 children by 1st wife, (Fanny m Rev. Mr. 
Ayer and d young.) By 2nd wife had 12 
children. (19 in all.) 
Page 118. Hannah Ayres, Oct. 17, 1681, m John 
Osgood, b Sept. 3, 1654. (Andover, Mass.) 
Page 120. Martha Ayres of Haverhill, May 19, 
1690, m Peter Osgood of Salem, Mass. He 
was b Aug. 30, 1663; was Deacon of the 1st 
Church, Dec. 15, 1718; was 7 years repre- 
sentative to the Gen'l Court from Salem. 
He d Sept. 24, 1753, ae 90. His widow d 
Sept. 10, 1762, ae 92. Will dated Feby. 11, 
1752-3, proved Oct. 1, 1753. Executrix, his 
wife, Martha (Ayres) Osgood. 
Page 159. Love Ayres, Apr. 2, 1679, m Joseph 
Kingsbury of Haverhill. He wash about 1656. 
He was a book keeper for Capt. Simeon Wain- 
wright of Haverhill in 1708, when Capt. W. 
was killed by Indians and his house burnt. He 
left Haverhill for Norwich, Conn. , same year, 
left Haverhill June 14, 1708, d 1741, ae 85. 
Page 181. Elisha Ayer d Dec. 18, (probably 
1859) at Preston, Conn., ae 92 years. Was 
a teacher of Gen. Zachary Taylor, and in 1848 
was author of a life of Gen. Taylor. 
Page 211. John Ayers of Dorchester, m Mary 
Brastow Messinger, dau. of Daniel &Susanna 
H. Hinckley of Boston. Daniel d June 21, 
1846, ae 78. 



48 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Vol. XIII, Page 359. Hon. Richard Hazen Ayer was eu- 
logized by Rev. A. B. Fuller, Feby. 18, 1853, 
in the Unitarian Church, Boston. 
Vol. XIV, Page 84. Phebe Ayers, d of Mark Ayers, m 
Jany. 11, 1695, James Chadburne Dame 
(Dam). He was a teacher. In 1846 he 
moved to Concord, N. H., where his wife d 
Oct. 30, 1854, ae 82 y., 8 mo., 12 days. He 
was b Newington, N. H., Aug. 25, 1770. 
Page 223. Intentions of marriage from the re- 
cords of Falmouth, (now Portland, Me.) 
Joshua Ayers with Mary Cole, both of Fal- 
mouth, Feby. 15, 1740-41. Thomas Ayer 
with Bathsheba Small, both of Falmouth, Dec. 
29, 1749. 
Page 311. 15 April, 1635. These parties here- 
after expressed are to be transported to New 
England in ye Increase, Capt. Robert Lea, 
Master, having taken the oathes of Allegiance 
& Supremice. As also being conformable to 
the government and discipline of the church of 
England, whereof they brought testimony pr. 
cert, from ye Justice & Minister where their 
abodes have lately been. Viz. 

Simeon Ayres. Cherugim, 48. 

Dorothy " 38. 

Marie 15. 

Tho. " " 13. 

Symon 11. 

Rebecca " 9. 

Christian " 7. 

Anna 5. 

Benjamin 3. 

Sarah 3 mo. 

Vol. XV, Page 56-57. (In making collections for the de- 
scendants of John Ayres or Ayer of Haverhill, 
I found several families of the name not con- 
nected probably with him, and I wish to pub- 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 49 

lish these now to avoid confusion of distinct 
families. W. H. W.) Francis Foxcroft of 
Westward, ae 27, in 1665, had then m Barbara 
Eyre and had issue, William, 
[l] Moses Ayres of Dorchester, m Bethiah Mil- 
let, Aug. 3, 1666, and had Moses, b Sept. 10, 
1667. His wife d Apr. 15, 1669. This was 
probably the one mentioned on the Town Re- 
cords. "1680, vSept. 24, a contribution was 
taken up for Moses Ayres, being a captive." 
1693-9, Moses Ayres & wife Elizabeth of Dor- 
chester, sign various deeds recorded at Boston, 
and this I presume to be the son. May 11, 
1704, Moses Ayres, late of Dorchester now 
of Boston, signs a deed and I presume his wife 
was then dead. In 1718, Moses Ayres, (and 
wife Elizabeth) only son of Moses Ayres of 
Boston, and Elizabeth (wife of David Franklin, 
mariner) only dau. of said Moses, join to sell 
land at Dorchester. This Elizabeth had m 
June 18, 1713, David Franklin, who is styled 
in notice of marriage "of Hull." Moses (3rd) 
m Sept. 4, 1718, Elizabeth Souther, and had 
at Boston, Moses, b July 12, 1723; William b 
Feby. 7, 1724-5; John b Nov. 20, 1726; Solo- 
mon b Feby. 6, 1727-8, I suppose his son Moses 
m, as in 1760, Mary, widow of Moses Ayres, 
house- wright, was made guardian of her child- 
ren, Moses and Anne, ael4yrs. and over. 
Vol. XV, Page 56. [2] Nathaniel Ayres joined the 2nd 
Church in Boston 1684-5; Dec. 13, 1708, Na- 
thaniel Ayres and wife Amy, deed lands to 
cancel bonds given Goodwin and to Han- 
nah Jaffrey of Portsmouth, widow. Nov. 28, 
1711, he motgaged lands to his son-in-law, 
Samuel Swasey, who had m his dau. Amy, Jan. 
16, 1710-11. Feby. 28, 1738-9, Nathaniel 
Ayres administrator on estate of his father Na- 



50 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

th'l A., blacksmith, "widow old and infirm." 
Land mortgaged to Sam Swasey, debt due El- 
nathan Ayres. I presume this was Nathaniel 
Ayres, buried at Copps Hill, who d Dec. 4, 
1731, ae 67 yrs., 6 mo., according to Bridge- 
man's Epitaphs, as he may have mistaken 
1731 for 1737, which was probably the time our 
Nathaniel died. Nathaniel, Jr., m Nov. 5, 
Eliza Kitts and had John, bapt. March, 1735-6; 
Joseph b Jany. 24, 1726-7; Margaret b Aug. 
31, 1729; Nathaniel b Aug. 1, 1734. He was 
perhaps, the Nathaniel Ares of Needham, who 

m Anne, widow of Tolman there, and 

had sons John and Aaron by her who in 1742-3 
were to receive their portion of their mother's 
property from their half brother, Nathaniel 
Tolman, whose own brothers and sisters were 
Ebenezer, Thomas, Jemima, and Mary. 
Vol. XV, Page 57. [3] Elnathan Ayres of Boston (men- 
tioned in Nathaniel Sr.'s will) was probably 
a relative. He married Mary Jones, July 4, 
1720, and had Nathaniel, b Jany. 5, 1722-3; 
Amnie (Amy) b Feby. 29, 1727-8. 

[4] Edward Ayres was of Boston, at the same 
time, m Rebecca Marshall, April 26, 1716; had 
Mary b Feby. 16, 1716-7; Edward b Jany. 14, 
1720-1; and by second wife, Hannah Eveleth, 
whom he m Nov. 5, 1724, had Edward b Aug. 
19, 1724; Hannah b May 15, 1727; Sarah b Oct. 
2, 1729; John b April 12, 1733; Joseph b April 
11, 1743. His will was proved by his widow, 
Hannah, Nov. 8, 1745. He was a shipwright. 

Page 57. [5]. Sept. 19, 1714, John Ayer of 
Groton, alias Stonington, Conn., and Hannah, 
his wife, only surviving dau. of Daniel Travis 
of Boston, sign a deed, from which it appears 
that Travis had 3 daughters, of whom Sarah d 
s. p., and Esther m John Barnard. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 51 

Vol. XV, Page 57. [6] 1720. Hannah Air executrix and 
late wife of John Shaw of Swansey, Co. Bristol, 
who left a son John Shaw who went to sea and 
d a minor; leaving his property to his mother, 
gives land to grandson, Samuel Jackson, son of 
my daughter Hannah Jackson, whose maiden 
name was Hannah Mair." (Sic.) 

Page 57. [7] S. Ayres joined 2nd Church, 
March 3, 1677-8, and Oct. 12, 1707, Mary, 
daughter of Elizabeth Ayres, was bap. there. 
Nov. 5, 1710, John Ayres joined samechurch, 
and Aug. 10, 1711, John Ayers makes his will 
giving all his property to wife Mary; Aug. 12, 
1711, John Ayres d aged 62, says Bridgman, 
and these dates seem to show these were all 
one person. Abigail Ayres d Jan. 2, 1767, 
aged 27; (Bridgman) Dec. 28, 1699, Ann 
Ayres m John Eawson; Dec. 20, 1706, John 
Ayres m Elizabeth Halsie; Feby. 27, 1711-2, 
Mary Ayres of Portsmouth and John Foster 
were published ; March 8, 1714-5; Elizabeth 
Ayres m Capt. Thomas Allen of Truro. 

Page 57. July 4, 1720, Sarah Ayres, m Thom- 
as Allen; John and Bridget Ayres had Bridget, 
b June 20, 1679; Elizabeth b Sept. 28, 1683. 

Page 57. [8] We now come to more recent im- 
migrants. June 8, 1693. Philip Ayres, mar- 
iner, made his will being about going on a voy- 
age, probably in the Ketch Prosperous, of 
which he had just bought a quarter, and left 
his property to the children of his brother, John 
Ayres, of Jersey, and his brother Thomas A., 
of the same Island. In 1711, James Ayres, 
late of Kent, England, now of Boston, was ap- 
pointed adm. to his brother William Ayres, 
late of the Parish of St. Peters, Co. Kent, who 
had died on his passage hither. July 7, 1715, 
James (Ayres,) m Sarah Dispan (a name 



52 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

• called very strange by Savage) and I suppose 
it was his will which was proved May 4, 1759, 
being James of Londondery, and names wife, 
sons William and Samuel, and four daughters. 
Vol. XV, Page 57. [9] Savage mentions also Henry A., 
of Portsmouth, R. I., 1655, William of Hart- 
ford, 1651-9, and Samuel, an apprentice, who 
came over in 1637. All the rest mentioned in 
his article seem to be descendants of John of 
Haverhill, whom we propose to trace hereaf- 
ter. 

Page 57. Eyre. In addition to Savage's article 
on this name, I find the following: John, son of 
Simon, had five children who d young besides 
those named, and of these latter, Catherine m 
David Jeffries, and Bethia m John Wolley, 
March 18, 1713-4. 

Page 58. Oct. 12 1696, John Ruggles and his 
wife, Martha, only child and heir of Richard 
Moseley, late of Boston deceased, and Maria, his 
wife, dau. of Simon Eyre, of said Boston, signed 
a deed of land to their uncle, John Eyre, who 
was heir to the other half. John E.'s will 
mentions his neice, Martha, wife of John 
Ruggles. Simon and Elizabeth Eyre had Eli- 
zabeth, b Oct. 30, 1690, at Boston. This was 
Simon, third of the name. Simon Eyre, Sr., 
seems to have left only 2 sons, Thomas and 
John, and his son, Simon, who died before him, 
had only one son, Simon, recorded. Thomas 
is said to have died s. p. in Viranin. John's 
only son, John, removed to Portsmouth, though 
perhaps he had at Boston, Sept. 14, 1733, by 
wife Anne, a son, John, and. we are at a loss 
to find the parentage of the man we are record- 
ing, unless he be the son, Jonathan or Benja- 
min, two sons of the first Simon, of whom we 
know very little. Benjamin perhaps d y, but 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 53 

Jonathan was educated for a surgeon, 1656, 
says Savage. 
Vol. XV, Page 58. A Thomas Eyre (our enigma) of Boston 
had by wife Annie; Savile b Dec. 13, 1691; 
Thomas b July 13, 1694. Thomas Eyre (the 
son, no doubt) m Deborah Shelston, Feby. 12, 
1714-5, and had several children who died, be- 
sides Thomas b March 31, 1727-8; Savile b May 
18, 1730; Hannah b Oct. 13, 1720, who m a 
Hunt; and Deborah b July 26, 1726, who m 
John Dobellor Doble, Dec. 24, 1747. Dec. 15, 
1752, adm. was granted on the estate of this 
Savile Eyre to his brother-in-law, Doble. 

Page 145. Elizabeth Ayres, aged 26, embarked 
for Virginia in the Thomas, Henry Tavener, 
master, having been examined by the Minister 
of Gravesend touching their conformity in or 
Religon. (57 Emigrants all told.) 

Page 285. Dr. Otis Aver, formerly of New Hamp- 
ton, N. H., now of Le Suer, Minn., m Narcissa 
V. Smith, b Nov. 22, 1848. 

Page 331. Gleanings No. 6, by W. H. W., 31. 
In my last, I noted several Ayres families, not 
descended from John of Haverhill. I have now 
to add another. Samuel Ayres, Sr., was of 
Ipswich, and his will proved March 29, 1697, 
mentions sons Samuel and Joseph, daughter 
Mary, and gr. dau. Susana Wait. Of these Sam- 
uel appears to have died s. p. , as his will of Oct. 
30, 1743, mentions wife, Mary, and sister Mary, 
and leaves all his property to the children of his 
brother Joseph, of whom Joseph is to have a dou- 
ble portion . But there was a John Ayres of Ips- 
wich, who d Nov. 23, 1690, a cordwainer, who 
appointed his brother Joseph adm. and from the 
coincidence of names, I presume him to have 
been another son of Samuel, Sr. But again on 
Sept. 23, 1683, John Ayres of Ipswich (probab- 



54 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

ly the same man) presented an adm. account 
of the estate of his son, John of Andover, de- 
ceased, who seems to have been young and un- 
married, and who owed debts to his father, 
and to his brother Zachary. This latter item 
serves to identify that Zachary Ayres, who is 
said to have m Eliza Chase at Andover, June 27, 
1678. Perhaps John, the father, had also lived 
at Andover, as we find Samuel, son of John, and 
Mary Ayres d there Sept. 5, 1670. We find by 
the Reg., Vol. VII, 78-9, that Samuel, Sr., and 
John were living at Ipswich in 1678, and I 
think we may presume that John was the eldest 
son of Samuel, but who was their son, Samuel, 
Sr. ? If John were his son we must fix his 
probable age. If John's son Zachary was m in 
1678, his father must have been 40 years old at 
least, i. e. b 1638, and Samuel, the supposed 
father of John, would be at least 20 years 
younger. In that case he could not be the ap- 
prentice who came here aged 15. 
Vol. XV, Page 331. Now in all this confusion only a few 
things seem certain. 

1. John of Ipswich, was probably son of Samuel, 
Sr., for, excepting the latter'sson, we know of 
no Joseph to whom he could be brother. 

2. Samuel, Sr., must in that case have been born 
as early as 1618, and was not the apprentice, 
unless the latter's age was incorrectly given or 
unless Zechariah of Andover was not married 
so soon . We must leave this part still in doubt , 
for others interested in the family to investi- 
gate. 

We will now proceed to the descendants of John 
Ayer of Haverhill, whod March 31, 1657. He 
had children; John, Nathaniel, Obadiah, Rob- 
ert, Thomas, Peter, Hannah, Rebecca and 
Mary. Rebecca m John Aslett, or Aislebec (see 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 55 

Reg-., VIII, p 227) Oct. 8, 1648. Of the sons, 
Nathaniel, I presume, d y as I find no trace of 
him. Savage has no corresponding person. 
Obadiah was of Newbury and had son John. 
Robert was of Haverhill and left large issue, all 
of whom I trust will be noted in Mr. Chase*s 
promised history. The county records of Sa- 
lem have several wills and inventories, es- 
pecially, I would note, of his sons Samuel 
and Timothy. 
Vol. XV, Page 331-332. Thomas m Elizabeth Hutchins 
April, 1657, and had John b May 4, 1657; Eli- 
zabeth b Dec. 23, 1659; Mary b March 22, 
1661; Love b April 15, 1663; two sons, b in 
1664, d same year; Thomas b June 9, 1666, 
and Samuel b July 11, 1671, d July, 1672. 
Thomas himself d Nov. 9, 1686. Peter was 
like the last named, settled at Haverhill, and 
by wife Hannah Allen, had Ruth, Hannah, 
Abigail, Mary, Samuel, William, Rachel, and 
Ebenezer. Thus far we have traced, adding 
much to Savage's account. The eldest son, 
John m 1st, Sarah Williams, and had a daugh- 
ter Sarah by her. His second wife was Susan- 
nah Symonds, but by which wife respectively 
were his children, I do not know. He removed 
to Brookfield, was a Captain, and was killed by 
Indians, Aug. 3, 1675. His family was of 
course scattered, and we will now try to trace 
them. In May, 1703, his sons Samuel, John, 
and Thomas, were appointed adm., and in 1713, 
Thomas, Joseph, Mark, Edward and Nathan- 
iel, brothers, claimed the estate. Samuel we 
know was dead in 1714, as it was then so stated 
by his son, Edward. John we may presume 
was also dead, and these seem to have been his 
oldest sons. In 1714 the heirs were Edward, 
son of Samuel, John, son of Edward, Abraham, 



56 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

and Thomas, sons of Thomas, Nathaniel, son 
of Nathaniel, and John, William, and Benja- 
min, sons of Joseph. We will see where these 
children were settled after the Brookfield settle- 
ment was destroyed. Edward, Mark, and 
Nathaniel, sonsof Capt. John, doubtless settled 
in New Hampshire, as Savage notes persons of 
these names as living there in 1685-9. Thom- 
as went, without doubt, to Newbury and is the 
one mentioned by Savage, as we can hardly 
suppose there were two Thomases each hav- 
ing a son Abraham. Joseph's locality is still 
unknown. Nathaniel and John perhaps 
came to Boston, and were the persons men- 
tioned in Gleanings No. 26, (ante pp 56-7) 
as the circumstances agree. Viz., Nathaniel 
having a son of the same name, and John's 
dying in 1711 without children. The Boston 
John's birth seems conclusive and he died just 
before the date of the deed in which his name 
is omitted from the list of heirs. 

There remains now only Samuel, when I pre- 
sume to have settled, like Thomas, at New- 
bury, and to be the one mentioned by Coffin, 
who had a son Jabez b there, Dec. 27, 1690; 
because a Jabez i\yres, the only one I have 
found yet, settled at Brookfield when it was re- 
settled, and tradition as given by his grandson, 
says that he was a descendant of Capt. John. I 
can hardly conceive of any other person than a 
descendant returning to the town. I am aware 
that this record is very incomplete and largely 
conjectural, but I hope some one may be inter- 
ested enough to confirm or confute my conclu- 
sions. 

Jabez Ayres of Brookfield, by his wife Rebecca, 
had Stephen b Aug. 3, 1719; Eliphalet b Mar. 
4, 1722; William b Feby. 28, 1723-4; Micajah 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 57 

b Sept. 24, 1729; Onesephorus b Apr. 7, 1733; 
Stephen b Feby. 12, 1735-6; Jabez b Apr. 26, 
1737. Of these, Onesephorus m, Feby., 1759, 
Anne Goodale, and had ten children, of whom 
John, b April 10, 1779, m Nov. 5, 1803, Re- 
becca Lombard (see Reg. XII, p 251 ) and d 
Aug. 22, 1830; leaving one son John, and three 
daughters Lovice, Mary and Rebecca, of whom 
Lovice m Charles O. Whitmore of Boston. 
[Note. It will be noticed that Jabez had a son 
Stephen, as had also his supposed father, such 
coincidences strengthen any conjectural pedi- 
grees.] 
Vol. XVI, Page 144. Moses Ayres, for his father, land 
grant. 
Page 314. John Ayres, merchant of Boston, m 
Mary Brastow Messinger, and had William 
Austin, dec, Katherine Dorener, John, Na- 
thaniel Henry, and Lionel. 
Vol. XVII, Page 239. Isabell Ayres m Thomas Loyd, 
Aug. 16, 1724. 
Page 254. Susanna Ayre m Jonathan Stan- 
hope, Apr. 16, 1656, at Sudbury. 
Page 282. Mar. 4, 1863, monthly meeting, N. 
E. H. & G. Society; present, Rev. Adams 
Aver of Boston. 
Page 307-8-9 10. "The Ayres and Aver Fam- 
ilies." by W. H. W-hitmore, Esq. -"Savage 
in his account makes mistake. Capt, John 
Ayres of Ipswich & Brookfield was not the 
son of John Ayer of Haverhill." 
Descendants of John Ayer of Haverhill. 
John Ayer had children, 2, John: 3, Robert; 4, 
Thomas: 5, Peter; 6, Obadiah; 7, Nathaniel, 
8, Hannah; 9, Rebecca, who m John Aslet, 
Oct. 8, 1648; and 10, Mary. His will was 
proved Oct. 6, 1657, (see Reg. Vlt, p 207) and 
in 1692, his widow Hannah deeds land to son 



58 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Robert, and was joined by children John of 
Ipswich, Peter & Nathaniel of Haverhill. 
This shows conclusively that John, Sr., had a 
son John, (Not the Brookfield Capt. John, 
who was killed by the Indians in 1675) who 
was living in 1692. The records show this 
also by giving his marriages and issue. 
John Ayer, Jr., m May 5, 1646, Sarah Wil- 
liams, and had John b March 18, 1654-5.; Jo- 
seph!) March 16, 1658-9: and Sarah b Jany. 

17, 1661. Hiswifedying July 25, 1662, hem 
2nd, Mary Wooddam, March 26, 1663, and 
had Samuel who d atAndover Oct. 6, 1670. 
(Reg. II, p 377) I presume he was of Ipswich, 
1693-4. 

Robert Ayer of Haverhill m Elizabeth Palmer, 
Feby. 27, 1650, and had Elizabeth b Nov. 
10, 1652; Samuel b Nov. 11, 1654; Mehitabel 
b Sept. 14,1656; Timothy b Oct. 2, 1659; a 
daughter b and d July 9, 1662; Hannah b 
Jany. 26, 1663, d Mar. 10, 1675-6; and 
Mary b Jany. 15, 1667, d April 14, 1668. 
His wife died April 24, 1705. 

Thomas Ayer of Haverhill m April 1, 1656, 
Elizabeth Hutchins and had John b May 12, 
1657, at Newbury; Elizabeth, b Dec. 23, 1659; 
Maryb Mar. 22, 1660-1; Loveb Apr. 15, 1663; 
two sons b Jany. 16, 1664-5 d days after; 
Thomas b June 9, 1666; Samuel b July 11, 
1671, d July 15, 1672. He died Nov. 9, 1686. 

Peter Ayer of Haverhill m Nov. 1, 1659, Han- 
nah Allen, and had Ruth b Oct. 30, 1660; 
Hannah, b Aug. 21, 1662; Abigail b July 4, 
1664; Mary b Aug. 6, 1666; Martha b Mar. 1, 
1667-8; Samuel b Sept. 28, 1669; William b 
Sept. 23, 1673, d Nov. 20, 1675; Rachel b Oct. 

18, 1675, d May 21, 1678; Ebenezer b May 
22, 1678, d Oct., 1695. He d Jany, 1698-9. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 59 

Obadiah Ayer of Haverhill m March 19, 1660-1, 
Hannah Pike, and had John b March 2, 
1662-3 (at Newbury); Sarah b March 5, 
1664-5, d Feby. 13, following. 
Vol. XVII, Page 308. A son b Nov. 1, 1666; d 14th of same 
month; Samuel b Sept. 13, 1667, d Dec. follow- 
ing. He moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey, 
and had there a son b Oct., 1670; a child b 
April 4, 1674; Thomas b Oct. 3, 1675; Mary 
b Feby. 16, 1680, d Feby. 23, 1698-9; Sarah 
b April 13, 1683, d Nov. 8 following; and a 
daughter b Sept. 7, 1685; I presume two of 
these unnamed children were Obadiah and 
Joseph, who with John and Samuel, settled 
at Woodbridge. 

Nathaniel Ayer of Haverhill m Tamesin Tur- 
loar May 10, 1670, and had Hannah b June 2, 
1671: Hannah b Dec. 19, 1672; Elizabeth b 
Aug. 19, 1764; Nathaniel b Nov. 15, 1676; 
Abiah b Feby. 5, 1578-9; Obadiah b Jan. 30, 
1690, d April following; Ruth b Dec. 30, 
1680, d April 24, 1682; a child b Sept. 5, 
1683, d Sept.; Benjamin b Aug. 9, 1684, d 
June 17, following; Mary b Sept. 9, 1687; 
Ruth, again, b May 12, 1689; his wifed Dec. 
13, 1700, and he died Nov. 17, 1717. 

I shall not attempt to trace the marriages and 
issue of these grandchildren of John Ayer, 
Sr., though I have them, except in one or two 
instances. 

John son of John Ayer died, no doubt, unmar- 
ried, as on Sept. 23, 1683, his father presented 
his inventory. (Reg. XV, 331 lines, 11-18.) 
Zechariah Ayer, another son of John, was 
alive at Newbury, Oct. 24, 1696. 

I now proceed to the family whose name was 
commonly spelt Ayres. I have already shown 
(Reg. XV, 56) that there was a Moses Ayres 



60 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

of Dorchester, 1687, whose son came to Boston 
and left issue. There were also at Ipswich, 
Samuel and John Ayres, living- at the same 
time, but between whom no relation is known 
to have existed. 

Samuel Ayres, Sr., of Ipswich (perhaps the ap- 
prentice mentioned by Savage) had Samuel b 
Sept. 14, 1658; John b May 1661, Joseph b 
Oct. 29, 1664; Mary b June 22, .1667; and 
Susan, whom Thomas Wait, Nov. 21, 1677. 
He d Feby. 17, 1696-7, and perhaps he had 
m a second wife, Mary Johnson of Hampton, 
Dec. 14, 1681. Of his three sons, John, no 
doubt, d Nov. 23, 1690, and made his brother, 
Joseph, his executor. (Reg. XV, 331, line 
8.) He was a cordwainer, and I think did 
not marry. 

Samuel Ayres of Ipswich m, I suppose, widow 
Mary Fuller (Pub. June 23, 1721) and had 
Samuel b Feby. 17, 1722-3, d Dec. following; 
Lydia b July 31, 1728, dAug. 10, following; 
Samuel b Oct. 1, 1732, d Nov. 12, following. 
He d Oct. 21, 1743, aged 87, and left his pro- 
perty to his brother Joseph's children. The 
dates and circumstances seem conclusive that 
this was the son of Samuel, Sr. 

Joseph Ayres of Ipswich, a tailor, m Margery 

, and had Mary b Aug. 10, 1694; Sarah 

b May 6, 1696; Elizabeth b Sept. 21, 1699; 
Deborah b April 8, 1701; Joseph baptized 
Nov. 1705. He d March 4, 1730. If these 
records be properly placed, it would seem that 
Samuel Ayres left but one grandson, while 
John Ayer had fourteen, all but one of whom 
married. 

I now turn to Capt. John Ayres of Ipswich and 
Brookfield. I have shown that Savage was 
wrong in giving him Sarah Williams for a 



THK AYRKS FAMILY. 61 

wife. It has been suggested that he was the 
John Eyre, grocer, of Norwich, England, aged 
40 in 1637, who went to Holland, (Reg. XIV, 
327) but this seems highly improbable. I 
notice in the Historial Collection of the Essex 
Institute, Vol. 1, 95, that William Lampson 
of Ipswich died leaving 8 children before 
March 29, 1659, and his widow Sarah desired 
to marry one Thomas Hartshorne of Reading, 
but her brothers William Fellows and John 
Ayres opposed it, 1661. Now as John Ayres 
m a Symonds, and we learn of no other 
daughters of Symonds except those recorded 
by Savage, it seems probable that this Sarah 
Lamson was own sister of John Ayres. We 
learn from deeds at Salem, that John Ayres 
lived at Ipswich, 1648, and as a tenant on 
Mr. John Norten's farm. In Nov., 1672, he 
seems to have sold out all his rights in the 
town, including those derived from his father 
in law, Mark Symonds, and he was killed by- 
Indians x-\ug. 3, 1675. I find on the original 
inventory by his widow "I have seven sons 
and one daughter." She died Feby. 8, 1682-3. 
I suspect that she was related to Samuel 
Symonds, at least Mrs. Rebecca Symonds, his 
widow, having the distribution of some char- 
ity, gave a portion of it in 1682 to Mrs. Ayres. 
I have already (Reg. XV, 332) shown from 
deeds the names of these eight children. 
They were John, Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, 
Edward, b Feby. 12, 1658; Mark b Dec. 14, 
1661; Nathaniel b July 6, 1664. Susannah, 
the daughter, m a Day and had a son Robert 
Day of New Roxbury, 1716. 
John Ayres, I suppose, was of Ipswich, and had 
by wife Mary, a child bSept., 1677; Abigail 
b May 14, 1680. Ruth d Dec, 1685. He 



62 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

seems to have had no issue, and I think d at 
Boston, Aug. 12, 1711, aged 62, but I am not 
sure that I identify the right man. 

Samuel Ayres of Newbury m, March 21, 1677, 
Abigail, daughter of William Fellows, pro- 
bably his own cousin, by whom he had Mary 
b Jany. 13, 1677-8; John b March 16, 1678-9; 
William bjany. 26, 1681-2; Ephraim b Feby. 
13, 1686-7; Stephen b March 13, 1689; Jabez 
b Dec. 27, 1690; Samuel, Joseph, Ebenezer 
and Edward, these names I add from a deed 
of Oct. 5, 1717, of the mother and brothers of 
Stephen, to his widow. [I may here add 
that Jabez is recorded as the child of Samuel 
and Sarah Ayres, yet his first wife was Abi- 
gail, his widow was Abigail, and in 1710 
William Fellows in a deed mentions "my 
brother-in-law Samuel Ayres, who m with my 
sister," and I think it more probable that 
the clerk made an error, and that Samuel had 
three wives, two of the same name, and mar- 
ried the second so soon after the death of the 
first. I have given (Reg. XV, 332) the de- 
scendants of this Jabez.] Thomas Ayres of 
Newbury m Hannah Errington, Mar. 21, 
1677. Thomas b Jan. 25, 1678-9; Hannah b 
Aug. 2, 1680; Rebecca b May 27, 1682; a 
daughter b at Ipswich, June, 1686; Abraham 
b June 18, 1688; Sarah b Aug. 29, 1690; Me- 
hitable b April 5, 1697. 

Joseph Ayres of Ipswich m Sarah Caldwell, June 
9, 1684, and had Sarah b Aug. 5, 1685; Eli- 

J zabeth b Jan. 28, 1687, m Aaron Kimball, 
Feby. 5, 1716-7; John b Feby. 26, 1692-3; 
William b Sept. 13, 1696; and Benjamin b 
Dec. 16, 1700. 

Page 310. I think he m a second wife, widow 
Hannah Dutch, pub. Apr. 21, 1714. A deed 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 63 

recorded at Worcester, 1741, but dated Jaitv. 
14, 1716, is from Thomas, Mark, and Edward 
Ayres, all of Portsmouth, Nathaniel Ayres, 
blacksmith of Boston, Samuel of Ipswich, son 
of Samuel Ayres, deceased, and Robert Day 
of New Roxbury, whose mother was Susan- 
nah Ayres, to Joseph Ayres of Ipswich sell- 
ing all the land at Brookfield, formerly pos- 
sessed by our honored father, John Ayres. 
Of Mark and Edward I know only that they 
were of Portsmouth and Kittery. Nathaniel 
of Boston I indentified in a previous note 
(Reg. XV, 56.) 

I will notice but one or two of these grandsons 
of Capt. John Ayres, whose names may be 
confounded with others. We have seen that 
John Ayer, Jr., went to Ipswich after Capt. 
John Ayres had removed, this causing one 
confusion. We now see that Samuel Ayres, 
Sr., the apprentice, no doubt had sons, Sam- 
uel and Joseph married at Ipswich, at the 
same time that Capt. John Ayres two sons of 
the same names had families. I hope I have 
kept them distinct, and indentified them by 
reference to deeds. A third Samuel Ayres, 
son of Samuel and Abigail (Fellows) and 
grandson of Capt. John Ayres, m Eliner Ran- 
dall of Ipswich, June 7, 1715, and had Marth 
b March 2, 1718; John b Nov. 22, 1719, d 
Feby. 20, 1720; John b Sept. 17, 1721; Eliza- 
beth b Oct. 6, 1723, d 9th of same month. 
His wife d Oct. 31, 1734, and he married 
Hannah Gold, published Dec. 31, 1737. 

Jabez Ayres m Rebecca Kimball, Dec. 8, 1718, 
and lived at Beverly, whence he removed to 
Brookfield. A deed dated June 2, 1821, 
shows that she was the daughter of Henry 
Kimball of Haverhill . The record shows that 



64 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Henry Kimball m Hannah Marsh, Dec. 14, 
1677, and had Hannah b Oct. 7, 1678; Mary 
b July 24, 1680; Judith b June, 1682; Eliza- 
beth b March 21, 1683-4; Sarah b Sept. 13, 
1686; Abigail b April 7, 1689; John b Sept. 
27, 1691; Rebecca b Oct. 12, 1694. His wife 
and son, John, were killed March 15, 1698-9. 
She was the daughter of Onesiphorus Marsh, 
who mentions in his will his grand-daughter, 
Rebecca Kimball, and this explains why she 
names her child, Onesiphorus Ayres. Onesi- 
phorus Ayres of Brookfield m Anna Good- 
ale, 1759. She was the daughter of Solomon 
Goodale and b June 18, 1740. Her father 
was son of John Goodale (b Aug. 10, 1681) 
who m Sept. 8, 1703, Elizabeth, daughter of 
John Witt, and d May 11, 1752. John Good- 
ale was son of Zachariah and Elizabeth (Beau- 
champ) Goodale, and grandson of Robert and 
Katherine Goodale. 
Samuel Goodale m Anne, (Hinde) widow of 
Samuel Walker, May 18, 1732, of whom more 
anon . 
Vol. XVIII, Page 21. Mary Ayers m David Potts, son of 
John Potts of Penna. 
Page 166. "Moses Eyers, of Dorchester 
(1688) was taken captive by the Indians." 
"The examination of Moses Eyers in ye 
County of Suffolk, aged twenty-one years, 
taken ye 22 day of Oct. , 1688. ' ' This was no 
doubt the Moses Ayres b Sept.. 10, 1667\ 
(Ante Reg. XV, 56) 
Vol. XIX, Pages 28-29. Extracts from the records at 
Woodbridge, N. J., by N. A. Whitehead of 
Newark, Jany., 1865. 
1 . Obadiah Ayres and Hannah had a son b Oct . 
1670; a son b Apr. 4, 1674; Thomas b 
Dec. 17, d Oct. 3, 1675; Mary b Feby. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 65 

1680, d Feby. 23, 1698-9; Sarah b Apr. 13, 
1683, d Nov., 1683; a daughter (?) Sarah, b 
Sept. 7, 1685. He d Nov. 14, 1694. His 
wife died May 31, 1689. [Note this Oba- 
diah was of Newbury, son of the first John 
Ayer, and m Hannah, d of Capt. John Pike 
of N. and Woodbridge. He had at Newbury, 
John b March 2, 1663. He was no doubt 
father of Obadiah, John and Joseph, whose 
family record follows. W. H. W.] 
John Ay res m Mary Walker, Feby, 1689-90, 
and had John b April 1, 1691; Thomas b 
Jany. 21, 1693; Patience b Apr. 22, 1697; 
Francis b Mar. 15, 1698-9; Nathaniel b 
March 4, 1700; Moses b Jany. 3, 1706; Aaron 
b July 14, 1708. 

Obadiah Ayres m Johanna F , 

April 28, 1694, and had Hannah b Jany. 
18, 1694-5; Sarah b Jany, 8, 1696, d Jany. 
1696-7; Mary b Feby. 23, 1698, d Nov. 15, 
1704; Rachel b May 23, 1701; Obadiah and 
Joanna, twins, b Dec. 25, 1703; Robert b 
July 18.. 1706; Mary bDec. 29, 1708; Rebec- 
ca b Nov. 4, 1710; BenajahbNov. 17, 1715. 
Joseph Ayres m Phebe Camp, Jany. 5, 1698, 
and had Phebe b March 5, 1699; Joseph b 
March 18, 1701; Jonathan b May 29, 1704; 
David b Jany. 2, 1707; Zebulon b Aug. 4, 
1708. 

Samuel Ayres and Elizabeth had Rhoda, b 
April 12, 1700; David b May 25, 1702; Eli- 
zabeth b Sept. 10, 1703; James b May 2, 
1706, or 1716; Samuel b Oct. 25, 1707; Ra- 
chel & Jacob b June 19, 1710; Benjamin b 
Oct. 31, 1712. 

John Ayres m Mary Creshaw, Jany. 17, 
1716-17, and had John b June 4, 1719. 
Obadiah Ayres, Jr., m Elizabeth Compton, 



66 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Feby. 15, 1716-7, and had Patience b Dec. 
10, 1717; Elizabeth b April 28, 1720. [Note. 
She was probably the one who was murdered 
July 5, 1750. See Whitehead's East Jersey, 
p 318.] 
Vol. XIX, Page 59. Thomas Ayer, Jr., m Ruth Corliss. 
Page 90. Hannah Ayres m Rev. Alvan Law- 
son, b Weston, Mass., Nov. 18, 1792. He 
died in Dedham, July 18, 1864, ae 71. 
Page280, Oct., 1864. Current Events. 1. The 
enemy attacked Genl. Ayres' div.ofthe5th 
Corps, also Gregg's Cavalry and in both in- 
stances driven back. 
Vol. XX, Page 65. John Ayres m Susannah Warner. 

Page 160. Second Precinct of Brookfield Tax 
List, 1750. William Ayres, Esq., Capt. Mo- 
ses Ayres, Lieut. William Ayres., Deacon Ben- 
jamin Ayres, Onesiphorus Ayres, Moses Ayres, 
Jr. 
Page 161. The highest taxes were William 
Ayres, ;£l26.9. Capt. Moses Ayres, ,£92.19. 
Vol. XXII, Page 25. Church Records of Newington, N. 
H. Marriages. Rebecca Ayres m Hatevil 
Nutter, June 28, 1727, of Newington. 
Page 26. Edward Ayres m Mary Row, Nov. 1, 

1742, all of Newington. 
Page 27. Samuel Ayres m Phebe Neal, Apr. 

7, 1768, both of Portsmouth. 
Page 117. Officers and men in the expedition 
against Louisburg in 1745. In Capt. Moses 
Pierson Company, John Ayres. In Capt, 
Peter Staples Company, John Ayers. 

Page 157. married at Newington, N. H. 

Sept. 4, 1766, Mark Ayer and Elizabeth Wal- 
ker of Newington . 
Page 158. Jan. 9, 1772, Dependence Ayers, of 
Portsmouth, m Elizabeth Nutter of New- 
bury. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 67 

Vol. XXII, Page 301. May 9, 1725, Mehitable, d to Thom- 
as & Hannah Ayer bapt. Oct. 2, 1726, Re- 
becca Aver admitted to full communion. 
Page 343. John Avers was m to Mary Cre- 
shan, Jany. 17, 1716. His son, John, b 
June 2, 1719, in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co. 
Page 447. Mary Ayres received to full com- 
munion, Feby 18, 1728, in church at New- 
ington, N. H. 
Vol. XXIII, Page 91. Julia A. Ayres of New Canaan, 
Conn., m in 1841, Josiah Mason Carter, b 
in New Canaan, June 19, 1813; Atty. at 
law; d in Norwalk in 1868. 
Page 271. Rebecca Ayres m Joseph Moses, 

Aug. 17, 1712, both of Portsmouth. 
Page 272. Susanna Ayres m John Cutt, Sept. , 

1714, both of Portsmouth. 
Page 393. Abraham Ayres m Mary Jackson, 

Oct. 18, 1716, both of Portsmouth. 
Page 395. Edward Ayres m Hannah Jose, 
Oct. 2, 1718, both of Portsmouth. Mehit- 
able Ayres m Abner Senter, Apr. 19, 1718, 
she of P., he of Ipswich. Johanna, wife 
of Edward Avers, d Jany., 1718-9. 
Vol. XXIY, Pagel3. Edward Ayres m Margaret Williams, 
Feby. 23, 1719, at Portsmouth. 
Page 15. PhebeAyres m Jos. Sherborn, Feb. 

15, 1721, at Portsmouth, N. H. 
Page 18. Hannah Ayers m Nathaniel Fel- 
lows, July 16, 1724, both of Portsmouth. 
Vol. XXV, Page 117. Hoply Ayres of Portsmouth m 
Mary Frost of New Caster, Oct. 4, 1730. 
Page 192. Catherine Ayres m John Battles, 
his 2nd wife had 5 children. Resided in 
Stoughton, removed to Western, N. Y., and 
died 1823, ae 73 years. 
Page 285. Edward Ayer adm. to full com- 
munion, Mar. 14, 1742, Newington. 



68 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Page 286. Ruth, d of Edward & Mary Avers, 
bap. Aug. 14, 1743. 
Vol. XXVI, Page 26. K. Aver, commander of Schr. Ro- 
ver, 6 men, 1779. (?) 
Vol. XXVIII, Page 241. Jabez Ayres of Rawley & wife 
Rebecca, sold land. 
Page 255. Ruth Ayers, May 11, 1735, ad- 
mitted to Church. Hannah Ayers, Nov. 
16, 1741, at Greenland, N. H. 
Page 256. Samuel Ayers, April 4, 1742, at 

Greenland, N. H. 
Page 285. James & Frederick Ayer, chem- 
ists, Lowell, presented a bell, one of the 
chimes in St. Anne's Church, Lowell, 
Mass. , 1857, weight 460 lbs. ' 'Ayers Bell, 
Omnibus quepresunt sequimur." 
Page 356. See Schuyler Family, by Joel 
Munseil, privately printed from N. Y. G. 
& B. Rec, 1874. Vol. VIII, p 11, Ayres. 
Page 417. Edward Ayers, son of Thomas 

Ayres, bap. 1716, Greenland. N. H. 
Page 418. Thomas Ayres Sen., Thomas 
Ayres, bapt. 1718, Greenland, N. H. 
Vol. XXIX, Page 31. Mary, dan. of Thomas Ayres, bapt. 
1731, at Greenland, N. H. 
Page 33. Olive, dau. of Thomas Ayres, bapt. 

1735, at Greenland, N. H. 
Page 35. Olive, dau. of Thomas Ayres, bapt. 
1742, at Greenland, N. H. 
Thomas, son of Thomas Ayres, bapt. 1742, 
at Geeenland, N. H. 
Page 37. Dependence, son of Thomas Ayres, 
bapt. Nov. 11, 1750, at Greenland, N. H. 
Stephen, son of Thos. Ayres, bapt. Sept. 1, 
1751, at Greenland, N. H. 
Page 107. Wm. Ayers, Wm. Ayres 2nd, Mo- 
ses Ayres, Jr., minute men, organized at 
Brookfield, 14 Nov., 1774. 



THR AYRES FAMILY. 69 

Vol. XXIX, Page 256. Will of John Bigg of Midstone, 
County Kent, Aug. 17, 1640. "To Wil- 
liam Ayerst, fifty pounds," &c., &c. 
Page 313. Olive Avers, 2nd wife of Winthrop 
Marey. (1799?) 
Vol. XXX, Page 339. John Ayres sent with others by 
General Rufus Putnam, Feby. 20, 1779, to 
Capt. Flowers for service. 
Page 421 . John Aires witness to agreement to 

exchange land, July. 28, 1650-1. 
Page 421. Xotes & Queries, 2nd Sec, Vol. 
XII, Page 26, it is stated that, March 27, 
1654, at Frampton, Lincolnshire, there were 
chosen for Head Borough, John Ayre & 
others. 
Page 422. News Letter, June 23, 1726. Sev- 
everal lots of Woodland for sale by Nathan- 
ial Ayres, Boston, or William Ayres, Brook- 
field. 

Vol. XXXI, Ayres m Elizabeth Hale. 

Page 237. Talcott Pidigree in England & 
America, from 1558 to 1876, pub. by Weed, 
Parsons & Co., Albany, 1876, (8 Vol., 
Page 316, Index) gives records of Aver 
family & others. Mentions Mrs. Betsey 
Ayre assisting editor. 
Page 238. Mentions Mrs. Betsey (Corliss) 
x\yreof Haverhill, (See Corliss pedigree.) 
Page 397. Thomas Ayres, mentioned as set- 
tling at Lauries, Isle of Wight Plantation, 
Virginia, Nov. 21, 1621. 
Vol. XXXII, Page 163. Zach. Avers on Tax List, New- 
bury, N. H., Aug., 1688. lHead, 1 house, 
5 acres, 2 cows, 2 1 yr. olds, 3 sheep. 
Page 164. Samuel Ayres, 1 head, 1 house, 
57 acres, 3 horses, 4 oxen, 5 cows, 1 3 yr. 
old, 4 2 yr. olds, 16 sheep, 7 hogs. 
Avres, horses & cattle. 



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THE AYRES FAMILY. 



Vol. XXXIII, Page 39. Peter Ayres. Prize of (ship) 
Franklin. (See Register, Vol. XXX, 
367, of Cooper's Naval History. Vol. I, 
71) in Fornton Prison, Eng., Jany. 19, 
Feby. 18, 1779. 
Page 231. Samuel Ayres (son of James of 
Haverhill) m Anna Hazen, May 4, 1717. 
Page 232. Peter Ayer of Norwich, Conn., 
m Martha Hazen, July 3, 1725. 
Vol. XXXIV, Page 112. Reminiscences of James C. Ay- 
er, of the town of Ayer. James Cook 
Ayer wasb Groton, Conn., now Ivedyard, 
May 5, 1818, d Winchester, Mass., July 
3, 1878, ae 60. 
Page 126. Geo. B. Ayres mentioned, 1879. 
Page 346. Romeyn Beck Ayres m Emily 
M. G. Dearborn, Aug. 14, 1849. 
Vol. XXXV, Page 97. James Ayres mentioned. 

Page 125. Thomas Ayres, Taxes, mentioned, 

Sept. 6, 1687. 
Page 333. Samuel Ayres on petition, Oct. 

10, 1673. 
Page 334. John Ayres mentioned, Oct. 9, 

1670. 
Page 338. John Ayres of Brookfield, brother 
in law of John Warner. 
Vol. XXXVI, Page 285. Eouvoicea of Saratoga, 111., dau 
of Wm. H. and Eliza Jane Ayres, m 
Rev. Dana Sherrill, Dec. 23, 1873. She 
was b Mar. 24, 1842. 
Page 326. Ellis & Allied Families, by Miss 
S. E. Titcomb, Springfield, Mass.; one 
of the allied families is Ayer. July, 1882, 
to be issued. 
Page 410. Mentions Dr. James B. Ayer of 
Boston, Oct., 1882. 
Vol. XXXVII, Page 399. James Aires m Sally Goodwin, 
1798, at Winchester, N. H. 



THE AVRKS FAMILY. 71 

Vol. XXXVIII. Page 38. John Ayres, soldier in King 
Philip's War, near Brookfield, July 

1675. 

Page 43. Ayres mentioned as killed. 

Page 119. Hon. Caleb R. Aver of Cor- 
nish, Me., d Oct. 5, 1883, ae 70 yrs., son 
of Capt. James Aver of Newfield, whose 
father was Elisha Aver, grantee and 
pioneer of that town. Caleb was mem- 
ber of State Senate, 1847-1848; (presi- 
dent 1848) in 1856 was Secy, of State; 
in 1868-9-70, was County Attorney for 
York County. 

Page 293. Thomas Eayre of Dundridge, 
Bucks Co., Exe. to Baldwin will. 

Page 237. Martha (Caldwell) Ayres, 
wife of Danl. Rindge, 1720? of Ipswich. 

Page 282. Margaret Avers m Daniel 
Philbrick; d 1804; b 1726. 

Page 417. Simon Ayres, Win. Ayres, 
Anne Avers, Mary Avers, Richard 
Ayres, mentioned in will of Thomas 
Ayres of the Parish of Froome, in 
County of Somerset, J any. 14, 1638. 
Symon Eyre, of County Dorst., April 
29, 1659, will mentions William Eyre, 
wife Joan, Mary, dan. -in-law, John 
Eyre. 

Page 419. Will of Richard Crouch, par- 
ish of St. Giles, Oct. 27, 1660, mentions 
his sister, Elizabeth, wife of Richard 
Ayres. 
Vol. XXXIX, Page 239. Deborah, dau. of Capt. John 

Weeks, m Wm. Ayres. 
Page 386. Lydia Aeres of Salem, Mass., m 

Wm. West, made deposition that Wm. 

was taken prisoner, Apr. 8, 1707. 
Vol. XL, Page 110. The Virginia Hist. Soc. announce that 



72 THE AYRKS FAMILY. 

in 1886 will issue its annual publication, Vol. V. 
The name of Ayer will appear with others. 
Vol. Xly, Page 191. Zechariah Ayres, soldier in King 
Philip's War, Feby. 29, 1675-6. 
Page 341. Pennsylvania Genealogies, 1886, men- 
tion name of Ayres. 
Page 412. Eovice Ayres, d of John & Rebecca, d 
Sept. 27, 1849. m Chas. O. Whitmore of Bos- 
ton, b at Bath, Me., Nov. 7, 1802, d Nov. 14, 
1883. 
Vol. XLIII, Page 98. Geo. D. Ayers elected member of N. 
E. H. & G.Soc, Oct. 3, 1888. 
Page 275. Zechariah Ayres and Samuel Aires, sol- 
diers in King Philip"s War, Aug. 24. 1676. 
Vol. XLIV, Page 93. Isabel Aire mentioned in will, Aug. 
23, 1651. 
Page 267. Mrs. Ayres buried, First Ch. Elizabeth, 

N. J., Jany. 18, 1775. 
Page 269. Mary Ayres buried, First Ch. Eliza- 
beth, N. J., Nov. 10, 1776. 
Page 358. Child of Samuel Ayres, Elizabeth, N. 
J., Oct. 3, 1777. 
Vol. XLV, Page 3. Martha (Caldwell) Ayres, widow of 
Stephen Ayres, m 2nd, Daniel Ridge. He was 
killed by Indians, July 24, 1724, and his widow 
Martha, m John Wood, 1726. 
Page 48. Son of Samuel Ayres buried, Elizabeth, 

N. J., Feby. 13, 1793. 
Page 50. Samuel Ayres buried, Elizabeth, N. J., 

Sept. 20, 1800. 
Page 165. Who were the parents of Elizabeth 
Ayer of Haverhill, b 1748, m Jacob Ela? 
Vol. XLVI. Page 134. Baptized atStoughton, Mass., May 
30, 1802, Willard, Leonard, and Martha 
Fisher, ch. of Jesse and Mehitable Ayres. 
Vol. XLVII, Page 34. Ephraim Ayers with Capt. York in 
his Majesty's Service, Jany. 18, to May 11, 
1725. 



THE AVRKS FAMILY. 73 

Vol. XLVII, Page 239-241. In memoriam of James Ay er, 
b Oct. 4, 1815, d Dec. 31, 1891, privately 
printed, 1892. 4 to pp 58. 
Page 508. 1682, Mr. Samuel Hall died at 
Langford near Maiden, Essex Co., England; 
was sametime resident in Massachusetts; be- 
queathed in will, 33 shillings to Susannah, 
widow of Thomas Ayres, also slain. 
Vol. XLVIII, Page 76. Benjamin Aver of Alva, Me., 
grad. Bowdoin Col., Me., 1826. Informa- 
tion of wanted, Jany., 1894. 
Page 214. Peter Ayers^ wife, d of Wm. 

Allen, mentioned. 
Page 252. Will of Thomas Brett, late of 
Terling in Essex, Gent., Jany. 15, 1615. 
Gave 10 pounds to Alice Ayres, dau. of 
John Ayres, Susan Ayres, mother of said 
Alice, to have yearly use of the same until 
Alice marries or reaches the age of 21 
years. 
Page 282. Peter Ayreou Muster Roll, May 

2, to Nov. 14, 1722. 
Page 284. Ephra Ayers, Seutrie, on Muster 
Roll, Feb. 28, 1721-2, to Nov. 20, 1722. 
Vol. XLIX, Page 186. Peter Ayers on Muster Roll, June 

16 to Nov. 9, 1725. 
Vol. LE Page 45. Inhabitants Portsmouth, N. H., 1711; 
Nathl. Ayres, Moses Ayres, Edward Ayres, 
Mark Ayres. 
Page 178. Ruth Ayers d 1786. m in Hardwick, 
Seth Woodward, in Dana, Mass., Aug. 25, 
1778. 
Page 462. Obadiah Ayer, Cumberland, Nova 
Scotia, m Hannah Swansey, Newburyport, 
July 15, 1771. 
Vol. LIII, Page 168. Moses, son of Moses & Abigail 
Aeres, (Ayers) bap. Aug. 18, 1781. South 
Hampton, N. H. 



74 THE AYRKS FAMILY. 

Vol. LIU, Page336. Samuel Ayres, pub. to Mary Jackson, 

June 23, 1721. 

Page 337. Samuel & Mary Avers appointed 

guardian to Maria & Nathanial Fuller, Dec. 

28, 1724. 

Vol. LIV, Page 61. Inscriptions on tombstones on Long 

Island, N. Y. Amagansett, 3 miles south of 

Easthampton. "in memory of Mr. Benjamin 

Eyres, who died Dec. 5, 1797, Ae 84 years." 

Page 209. Easthampton Village, "in memory 

of Elizabeth, ye wife of Benjamin Ayres, who 

d Apr. 1st, 1757, in ye 30th year of her 

age." 

Vol. L,V, Page 179. Capt. Nathan Ayer m Mrs. Martha 

Clark, Feby. 24, 1799, both of Preston, Conn. 

Page 179. Desire Ayer m Oliver Cary, Jr., Feb. 

24, 1802, both of Preston, Conn. 
Page 348. John Ayer, a History of Tremain 
Family includes Ayres, in preparation, July, 
1900. 
Page 393. Hannah Ayres m to Samuel Coller, 

Aug. 23, 1781, both of Needham. 
Page 393. Sarah Ayers, m to Benj. Rand, Jan. 

3, 1782, both of Needham. 
Page 394. Rebecca Ayers m Moses Garfield, 

Mar. 2, 1785, both of Needham. 
Page 395. Eleazer Ayers of Needham m Miss 

Olive Weatherbee of Dedham, Apr. 13, 1795. 
Page 397. David Ayres of Needham m Miss Sal- 
ly Seaverns of Weston, Apr. 9, 1801. 
Vol. LVI, Page 31. Nathaniel Aiers of Stoughton m An- 
nie Tolman, (widow) Apr. 20, 1731. 
Page 32. Aaron Ayers m Rebecca Everett, late 

of Dedham, at Needham, Jany. 26, 1769. 
Page 35. Nathaniel Ayers m Sarah Green, at 

Weymouth, Nov. 26, 1740. 
Page 39. John Ayres m Mrs. Hannah Dana of 
Roxbury, (at Needham?) July 5, 1751. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 75 

Vol. LVI, Page 67. Lovice Avers m Charles O. Whit- 
more at Boston. 
Page 79. Jane Ayers b May 24, 1780, d May 
29, 1807, d of David & Jane Ayers, m Elna- 
than Gorham, July, 1802. 
Page 148. Sarah Ayres, d of John Ayres, b Jany. 

6, 1761. 
Page 207. Ruth (Kingsbury) Ayres, Hannah 
(Kingsbury) Ayres, Peter Ayres, Samuel 
Ayer, all mentioned by John Denison of Ips- 
wich in his will, Jany. 18, 1754. 
Page 255. Hannah Ayres m Joel Knight, Rock- 
ingham, July 3, 1791. 
Page 400. Joseph Ayres of Brookfield, who was 
frozen to death while lumbering in Maine, m 
Mary B. Traske, Jany. 7, 1753. 
Vol. LVII, Page 27. John, son of Nathaniel D. Ayres & 
Annie, his wife, bapt. Feby. 27, 1732. 
Page 28. Nathan son of Nathaniel D. Ayres & 

Annie, his wife, bapt. Feby. 3, 1733. 
Page 29. Aaron, son of Nathaniel Ayres, bapt. 

June 22, 1735. 
Page 146. Green, son of Nathaniel Ayres, 
bapt. Oct. 3, 1742. 
Vol. LVI II, Page 62. Adin Townsend, son of Adin Ayres, 
and Horatio Nelson, son of Adin Ayres, bap. 
1st Ch. of Barre, June 19, 1814. 
Page 229. John Eyre m Ann Sherburne, 

1722, of Portsmouth. 
Page 294. Thomas and Eleazer Eyre were as- 
sociated with Cottens of Portsmouth. 
Page 298. Thomas Ayres m Ruth Gotten 
(she was b Gloucester in 1722.) 

Vol. LIX, Page 58. Ayres m Thomas Sherburne, 

Feby. 3, 1721, Portsmouth. 
Phebe Ayres, Feby. 15, 1721, d of Edward 
Ayres of Portsmouth, m Capt. John Sher- 
burne. 



76 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Vol. LIX, Page 110. Mentions Sammie Ayres & Hannah 

(Stacy), his wife. 
Vol. LX, Page 40. John Ayers, member of Dorchester 
Religious Society formed Dec. 25, 1698. 
Page 96. Nathanial Ares crossed ferry, June, 

1695. 
Page 254. Moses Eayres of Boston m Mary 
Belcher, widow of Thomas Wyatt, April 29, 
1740. 

Page 387. Robt. Aires & Henry Aires came to 

Dorchester from Boston, . 

Vol. LXI, Page 79. Desire Ayer m Oliver Crary, Feby. 
24, 1802, Groton or Preston, Conn. 
Page 215. S. G. Ayres, Madison, N. J., men- 
tioned, 1906. 
Vol. IyXII, Page 21. Hiram Ares d at New Braintree, 

Mass., ae 21. 
Page 31. Daniel Ayres' wife, Mary, J. C, d of 

Resld Pattee, mentioned in will, 1873. 
Page 129. Jabez Ayers, d at N. Braintree, Ae 

82, Mar. 26, 1847. 
Page 134. Aluyrer Ayrs, d at N. Braintree, 

Ae 68, May 27, 1864. 
Page 128. Moses Ayrs, d at N. Braintree, Ae 

77, yrs, Feby. 19, 1844. 
Page 130. Widow of Moses Ayrs, d at N. 

Braintree, Ae 87, Oct. 4, 1850. 
Page 132. Nobam Ayers' wife d at N. Brain- 
tree, Ae 86, June 2, 1857. 
Page 133. Naurn Ayers, d at N. Braintree, Ae 

58, Aug. 24, 1860. 
Page 135. Moses Ayrs, d at N. Braintree, Ae 

64, Sept. 7, 1869. 
Page 184. Sarah Kyers, d of Sarah Williams, 

1680. 
Page 184. John Ayer, m Sarah Williams in 

Haverhill, Mass., May 5, 1646. Children: 

Johnb Mar. 18, 1647; Zechariah b Oct. 24, 



THK AYKKS FAMILY. 77 

1650; Nathaniel b Mar. 13, 1654; Joseph 

b Mar. 16, 1658; Sarah b Jany. 17, 1661. 

Vol. LXII, Page 226. William Ayres, carpenter from 

London on ship, Jenny & Polly. Emigrant 

from London, Eng\, Jany. 24-30, 1774. 

Vol. LXIII, Page. See Report of the Cor. Secy.. Dec. 31, 

1908.; "Mary Farwell Ayer, Member." 

Page 266. Ebenezer Ayres of Newbury m 

(1710) Dorcas Getchel. 
Page 293. Ebenezer Ayre, s of Capt. Samuel 
& Elizabeth (Tuttle) Ayer. He was b at 
Haverhill, Feby. 18, 1704-5, m March 2, 1726. 
Susannah, b May 25, 1707, d of Robt. & 
Sunannah (Atwood) Kimball. He d Mar. 
3, 1762. His wife d Sept. 19, 1749. 
Page 294. Dr. William Ayer (son of Capt. S 
& Eliz. same as above) b at Haverhill, Feby. 
6, 1701-2. Surgeon at Fort, afterwards phy- 
sician at Haverhill, m Abigail Emerson. He 
d before 1770. 
Page 366. Jerusha Ayer d 1777, was third wife 
of William Parish of Windham , Conn . Chil- 
dren: Jerusha b Aug. 1744, d March 24, 1746, 
in Windham, Conn. 
Vol. LXIV, Page 100. Ayres, George Otis, retired build- 
er, b Nov. 27, 1838, in West Roxbury, died 
July 21, 1909, in Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
Vol. LXV, Page 128. Emigrants from England. William 
Ayre, ae 24, from Lincolnshire, from Port of 
London, May 8th to 15th, 1775, toElkridge, 
Md. 
Page 191. The Diary of Sarah Connell Ayer, 
Newburyport and Andover, Mass., 1805-9. 
Page 303. And Bow., N. H., 1809-11, 1833-35, 
and Portland, and Eastport, Me., 1811-33, is 
about to be published by H. W. Bryant, 223 
Middle St., Portland. (April 1911.) 
Page 252. James Bourne Ayer, M. D. — Bio- 



78 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

graphy of — b Jany. 6, 1849, d May 14, 1910. 

Married Martha, daughter of Benjamin 

Bourne. Children: 2 daughters and 2 sons; 

Mary Farwell Ayer (Mrs. John E. Rensman- 

iere); Elizabeth Ayer; Nathaniel F. Ayer- 

James B. Ayer. He m 2nd, Mary E. Farwell, 

dau. of Nathaniel Whittemore Farwell of 

Lewiston, Me., Apr. 4, 1877. 
Vol. LXV, Page 242. John Air, gentleman, ae 23, came 

from Port of London to Georgia in ship, 

Beaufort, enroute and home. 
Page 311. Phebe Ayers, b Feby. 12, 1772, d 

Oct. 30, 1854, m James Chadbourne Dame, 

b Aug. 25, 1772, d Oct. 10, 1859, at Concord. 

Was a famous school teacher. 
Page 294. Record from family Bible of Rich- 
ard G. Ayer of Haverhill, Mass. Births: 

Richard Ayer was b July 12, 1789. Hitty 

Head was b Apr. 26, 1795. 
Children: 

Harriet M. Ayer was born May 16, 1816. 

Amos Head Ayer was born March 17, 1818. 

Peter Eaton Ayer was born Oct. 30, 1819. 

Richard G. Ayer was born July 12, 1821. 

Abigail Eaton Ayer was born July 24, 1823. 

Elizabeth B. Ayer was born June 3, 1825. 

Richard G. Ayer was born Oct. 21, 1828. 
Deaths: 

Hitty Ayer died Feby. 9, 1871, ae 75. 

Richard Ayer died Sept. — 1832, ae 43. 
Page 295. Amos H. Ayer died April 29, 1879. 
Births: 

Richard G. Ayer was born Oct. 21, 1828. 

Catherine Hall was born April 23, 1835. 
Children: 

Marantha L,. Ayer was born Oct. 24, 1852. 

Josie K. Ayer was born Apr. 5, 1865. 

Richard G. Ayer was born Dec. 27, 1867, 



THE AVRKS FAMILY. 79 

Marriages: 
Richard G. Aver to Catherine Hall (widow 
of Thomas Hall), Aug. 27, 1850. 

Deaths: 
Hitty Aver died Feb. 9, 1871. 
Lizzie B. Aver, died Feby. 17, 1861. 
Richard G. Ayer died Aug. 21, 1891. 
Vol. LXVI, Page 44. Susannah Ayers, d of Thomas and 
Hannah Ayers, of Ipswich, m May 17, 1767, 
William Scales. 
Page 305. Isle of Shoals, in the eighteenth cen- 
tury, baptized at New Castle by Rev. Natl. 
Gookin of Hampton, Aug. 18, 1751, Ruth 
Ayers. 
Vol. LXVII, Page 88. Ayers Bible records belonging to 
John Ayers of Portsmouth, N. H., whose 
wife was Mary Henking, (Reg. Vol. 24, 
page 16.) The names of the children sug- 
gest the probability that John Ayers was the 
son of Edward and Alice Ayers. Her 
gravestone exists in the Portsmouth "Point 
of Graves." The late Mr. Whittier's paper 
on Capt. John Ayers of Brookfield, shows 
reason to suppose the line to have sprung 
from him. 
Mary x\yers b July 10, 1723. 
Edward Ayers b (apparently) Nov. 3, 1724, d 

Nov. 28, 1724. 
John Ayers, b Aug. 20, 1725. 
Elizabeth Ayers b Aug. 29, 1727, d Aug. 7, 

1728. 
William Ayers, b Feby. 4, 1729-30, d April, 

1730. 
Nathaniel b June 1, 1731. 

Sarah Ayers b Oct. 16, 1733, d April 12, 1734. 
Alles Ayers b Sept. 28, 1735. 
The 2nd Edward Ayers b Feby 17, 1736-7. 
Hannah Ayers b June 2, 1740. 



80 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Philip Ayersb March 26, 1742, d July 30, 1742. 

The 2nd Sarah Avers b Aug. 9, 1743. 

Jane Ayers b Mar. 5, 1745. 

My dear wife, Mary Ayers, mother of the 
above children, d July 17, 1754, 50th year of 
age. 

The above Mary Ayers, my Defter, d Nov. 21, 
1754. 

Mr. Edward Ayers d May 19, 1792. 

Jenny Ayers d Sept. 16, 1792, aged 47 years. 
Vol. LXIX, Page 169. James Ayres m Sept. 18, 1850, An- 
nis M. Clinton, d of Lyman Clinton and his 
wife Miranda Stone. 

Page 36. Charles Washington Ayers, son of 
James & Deborah (Pettingill) of Boston, m 
Frances E. Huckins, Sept. 8, 1833. Child- 
ren: 1. Francis A. b Dec. 10, 1842; 2. Laura 
b Nov. 14, 1844. 

Page 37. Martha Elizabeth Huckins m, June 
2, 1856, David Ayers, son of David & Sarah. 
Children: 1. Geo. David b Aug. 26, 1857; 2. 
Charles Henry b April 3, 1859; 3. Martha J. 
b Dec. 23, I860.; 4. CoraE. bSept. 2, 1863; 
Chas. Henry m 1st, Jany. 7, 1885, Charlotte 
E. Carder, m 2nd, Georgette B. Gerald, 
Nov. 18, 1899. 



New England Genealogical Register. Vol. 59, (1915). 
Pages 248-249-250-251. 
Genealogical Research in England. ' ' 
By Miss Elizabeth French. 
From the Parish Registers of Lavenham, Co. Suffolk. 
These registers have been searched for Eyre, Ayres, Aires, 
entries from 1558 to 1653, inclusive. 
1552. Symond, son of Symon Aires, baptized June 21. 

1588. Cecilye Aires and John Butcher married Oct. 4. 

1589. Susan, daughter of Symon Aires, buried June 20. 
1591. Anna, daughter of Symon Aires, baptized April 23. 



THE AYREvS FAMILY. 81 

1593. John, son of Symon Aires, baptized January 5, 

(1593-4) 
1596. Joseph, son of Richard Aires, baptized October 10. 
1596. Anthonye, son of Symon Aires, baptized October 24. 

1598. Richard, son of Richard Aires, baptized November 

19. 

1599. Thomas Angell, servant with Symon Aires, buried 

Dec. 3. 

1600. John, son of Richard Aires, baptized October 13. 
1603. James, son of Richard Aires, baptized July 3. 
1603. John, son of Henry Aires, baptized January 30. 

(1603-1604.) 
1605. Susan, daughter of Richard Aires, baptized Septem- 
ber 15. 

1605. Francis, daughter of Henry Aires, baptized February 

2. (1605-6.) 

1606. Richard, son of Henry Aires, baptized June 15. 
1606. Richard, son of Richard Aires, buried June 22. 

1608. Anne, daughter of Henry Aires, baptized December 

11. 

1609. Richard, son of Richard Aires, baptized April 3. 
1615. Anthonye, son of Symon Aires, buried March 2. 

(1615 6.) 
1619. Marie, daughter of Mr. Simond Aiers, baptized June 

22. 
1621. Gararde, son of Robert Eyre [?] buried April 30. 

1627. John Eyres and Dorotlw Huske married November 

13. 

1628. John, son of John Eyres, baptized Januarv 4. (1628- 

9). 

1629. Francis, daughter of Henry Eyres, buried April 8. 

1630. Dorithye, daughter of John Eyres, baptized June 6. 

1631. Rychard Ayres and Susan Helke married August 10. 

1632. Richard, son of Richard Eires, baptized June 17. 

1632. Dorithie, wife of John Eyres, buried November 21. 

1633. William Clarke and An Eyres married October 15. 

1634. John, son of Richard Eyres, baptized April 6. 
1634. John Eyres and Marie Firman married May 1. 



82 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

1636. Thomas, son of Richard Ayres, baptized April 6. 

1637. John, son of John Ayres, baptized May 6. 

1637. Susan, the wife of Symon Eyres, baptized Sept. 21. 

1638. William, son of Richard Ayers, baptized June 10. 

1639. William, son of Richard Ayres, buried December 4. 
1639. John, son of John Aires, buried January 20.(1639- 

40). 

1639. , daughter of John Aires, buried Feby 16. 

(1639-40). 

1639. Richard Aires, Senior, buried Febuary 25.(1639-40). 

1640. Margrette, daughter of Richard Airs, buried June 

20. 

1641. Joan Ayres, widow, buried March 4. (1641-2.) 

1642. Margaret, daughter of Richard Ayrs, buried April 

16. 
1642. William, son of Richard Ayres, baptized June 19. 

1642. Sarah, daughter of John Ayers, baptized Feby. 26. 

(1642-3). 

1643. Richard, son of Richard Ayers, buried October 31. 

1644. Mary, daughter of John Ayers baptized Nov. 21. 

1646. Frances, wife of Henry Ayers, buried August 19. 

1647. Saray, daughter of John, baptized May 2. 
1650. Sarah, daughter of John Ayers, buried June 6. 
1650. Mary, daughter of John Ayer, baptized July 28. 

Page 249. From Feet or Fines. (Preserved in the Pub- 
lic Record Office, L,ondon. Fifteen days after Easter, II 
Charles I. 13 April, 1635.) Final Concord in the King's 
Court at Westminster between Timothy Oldmanes, alias 
Pricke, and Mar}' his wife, querents, and Simon Eire, gentle- 
man, and Dorothy, his wife, deforciants, of two messuages, 
one stable, two gardens, and one orchard, in Bury St. Ed- 
munds. Plea of covenant. Simon and Dorothy have 
acknowledged the aforesaid premises to be the right of 
Timothy, as those which Timothy and Mary have of the 
gift of Simon and Dorothy, and they have demised and 
quitclaimed them from Simon and Dorothy and their heirs 
to Timothy and Mary and their heirs of Timothy forever. 
And moreover Simon and Dorothy have granted for them- 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 83 

selves and the heirs of Simon that they will warrant to 
Timothy and Mary and the heirs of Timothy the afore- 
said premises against Simon and Dorothy and the heirs of 
Simon forever. And for this Timothy and Mary gave to 
Simon and Dorothy £ 80. (Translated from the Latin) 
[Feet of Fines, Suffolk, II Charles I.] 

Because of the lack of wills nothing has been learned about 
the ancestry of Simon Aires, and his wife Susan Vale, par- 
ents of Simon Aires, or Eyre, who emigrated to New England 
in 1635; but both were probably descended from families 
of their respective names that had been resident at Laven- 
ham, Co. Suffolk, since the middle ages. The following 
pedigree, therefore, begins with the father of the emigrant. 

(Page 250.) 
I. Simon Aires, of Lavenham, Co. Suffolk, born probably 
about 1557, died after 1637. He married atLavenham, 
Feby. 7, 1582-3, Susan Vale, who was buried at Laven- 
ham, Sept. 21, 1637. 

Children baptized at Lavenham. 
I. Susan bapt. Oct, 18, 1585, buried at Lavenham, June 
20, 1589. 
II. Simon bapt. June 21, 1588. 

III. Anna bapt. Apr. 23, 1591. 

IV. John bapt. Jany. 5, 1593-4, perhaps the man who m at 
Lavenham, Nov. 13, 1627, Dorothy Huske, and had 
children who are recorded there. 

V. Anthony bapt. Oct. 24, 1596, buried at Lavenham, 
March 2, 1615-6. Simon Aires or Eyre, of Lavenham, 
and Bury St. Edmunds, Co. Suffolk, and of Watertown, 
Mass., Surgeon, baptized at Lavenham, June 21, 1588, 
died in New England in Dec, 1658. He married first, 
probably about 1616, Dorothy Payne, born about 1598, 
died in Boston, Mass., Aug. 11, 1650, daughter of 
William and Agnes (Nves) of Lavenham. (Dorothy 
Payne was a sister of Elizabeth, wife of William Ham- 
mond, of Phebe, wife of John Page, and of William 
Payne, all of whom were early settlers in New England . 
For Payne, and Page, entries in the Parish registers of 



84 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Eavenham, Co. Suffolk, vide infira, pp 251-252. The 
surname "Nves" is probably an incorrect spelling of 
Neves, or Neve.) At some time after the birth of 
their first child they removed from Eavenham, probably 
to Bury St. Edmunds, where on April 13, 1635. They 
sold two houses, a stable, two gardens, and an orchard. 
Two days later, with their eight children, they sailed 
for New England in the ship "increase," and settled, 
on their arrival, in Massachusetts, at Watertown. 
Simon Eyre married secondly about 1651, Martha 
(Hubbard) Whittingham, born in England about 1612, 
died July 13, 1687, daughter of William, and widow of 
John. He was freeman April 17, 1637; representative 
in 1641: selectman 1636-43; and Town Clerk in 1641-5. 
He was admitted to the church, April 17,1647, and soon 
afterwards he removed to Boston. In his will, dated 
July 5, 1658, an abstract of which is given in the Re- 
gister, Vol. IX, pp 39-40, he mentions wife Martha, 
and children Thomas, Dorothy, John and Maria, and 
states that the rest of his children have had their por- 
tions. The Other daughters therefore were probably 
married before this will was made, as we know to be 
the case with Anna. 

Children by first wife. 
I. Marie, bapt., at Eavenham, June 22, 1619, came to 
Watertown with her parents, m Richard Mosely; 
mentioned in the will of her uncle, William Payne, in 
1660. 
II. Thomas, born in England about 1621; died in Virgin- 
ia in 1666; came to New England with his parents 
and was living at Watertown in 1644; mentioned as 
eldest son in his father's will in 1658. 
III. Simon, born in England about 1623; came to Water- 
town with his parents; married about 1651, Ey- 
dia Starr, who died in Boston, Aug. 10, 1653, daugh- 
ter of Comfort of Ashford, Co. Kent, and of Cam- 
bridge, Mass., died a few days before his wife. 
Child, Simon, b Aug. 6, 1652, died 1695; mentioned 



THE AYRRS FAMILY. 85 

in the will of his great uncle, William Payne, in 1660. 
Settled at New Haven ; married July 22, 1679, Eli- 
zabeth (Allerton) Starr, daughter of Isaac 2nd, and 
widow of Benjamin, had issue. 

IV. Rebecca, born in England about 1625; came with her 
parents to New England; mentioned in the will of her 
uncle, William Payne, in 1660. 
V. Christian, born in England about 1627; came with her 
parents to New England; mentioned in the will of her 
uncle, William Payne, in 1660. 

VI. Anna, born in England about 1629; came to New 
England with her parents; mentioned in the will 
of her uncle, William Payne, in 1660; m in Boston 
March 5, 1651-2, John Clickley of Preston Capes, 
Co. Northampton, and Boston, Mass., who d Jany. 
1, 1684-5, aged 75, his wife surviving him. They 
lived at Charlestown and Boston, and had issue. 
VII. Benjamin, born in England about 1631, came to New 
England with his parents; mentioned in the will of 
his uncle, William Payne, in 1660. 
VIII. Sarah, born in England in Jany., 1634-5; came to 
New England with her parents; probably died young. 

IX. Jonathan, born at Watertown, March 20, 1637-8; ed- 
ucated for a surgeon in 1656; no further record of him. 
X. Dorothy, born at Watertown, June 4, 1640; men- 
tioned in the will of her father in 1658, and in that of 
her uncle- William Payne, in 1660. 
Children by second wife. 

XI. Maria, born March 26, 1652, mentioned in her father's 
will. . 
XII. John, b Feby. 19, 1653-4, died in Boston, June, 1700; 
married May 20, 1680, Catherine Brattle, born in 
Boston, Sept. 26, 1664, daughter of Thomas and Eli- 
zabeth (Tyng) of Boston. She married, 2nd, in Bos- 
ton, Nov. 13, 1707, Chief Justice Wait Still Winthrop, 
son of John, and grandson of Gov. John, and died 
Aug. 2, 1725. John Eyre was a member of the An- 
cient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1682; of 



86 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

the Committee of Safety in 1689; and Representative 
in 1693 and 1698. 

Children born in Boston. 
I. John, b Mar. 27, 1682, died in Boston, Dec. 1, 1696. 
II. Thomas, b June 21, 1687, m in Boston, Feby. 12, 
1715-6, Deborah Shelston, had issue. 

III. Martha, b Jany. 28, 1688-9. 

IV. Catharine, b July 20, 1694. 
V. Bethia, b July 24, 1695. 

VI. Mary, b Sept. 15, 1697. 
VII. John, b Jany. 17, 1698-9, probably died young. 
VIII. John, b Aug. 7, 1700, (A. B., Harvard College, 1718.) 

Signed, Elizabeth French. 



New York Genealogical Record, Yale College Library. 
Vol. XXIII, Page 152. Weddings at St. Mary, White 
Chapel, London, 1615 to 1625. 
Page 153. Joane Ayres, Aug. 11, 1625. 
Vol. XXIV, Page 62. Julia S. Ayer, May 17, 1859, at 
Franklin, N. Y., tn Brenk Ver Planck, b 
Dec. 23, 1818, d Nov. 12,1862. Only child 
was Frederick Ayer b Feby. 9, 1860, at 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Page 64. Frederick Ayer Ver Planck, m at 
Lebanon, Conn., Aug. 27, 1890, Annie 
Noyes. 
Page 191. Elizabeth Eyres, m Nathaniel 
Downing, Jr., July 23, 1736, E. Hampton, 
L. I. 
Page 193. Benjamin Eyres, Jr., m Elizabeth 
Osborn, Oct. 17, 1740, E. Hampton, L. I. 
Vol. VIII, Page 75. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Ayres & 
Anne Jackson, his wife, b Sept. 22, 1764. 
Record, 1st Presbyterian Ch., City of N. Y. 



Bonton s History of Concord, N. H. (Conn. Hist. Soc.) 
Page 589. Capt. Richard Ayer, died in this town Saty., 
Dec. 17, 1831, in the 75th year of his age. He was born 



THE AYRHS FAMILY. 87 

May 12, 1757, at Haverhill, N. H., where his ancestors from 
the early settlement of the town had resided. He came to 
this town in 1777. having the same year m Miss Susan Sar- 
gent, grand-daughter of Rev. Cristopher Sargent of Methu- 
en. 

Page 630. The Aver family. This branch of this family 
that settled in Concord is reckoned from : 

1. Robert of Haverhill. 

2. Samuel (s of Robert) who was killed by the Indians, 
Aug. 29, 1708, was the father of 3 0badiah, and 3 John, 
who were originally proprietors; 3 James (son of 2 
Samuel) was father of 4 Samuel, another proprietor. 
(Page 133. Obadiah, Samuel and John Avers were 
from Haverhill. Obadiah was a graduate of Harvard 
College, 1710, was employed to examine the General 
Court's Records, to see if there be any former grant of 
the township, was one of the principal inhabitants of 
Haverhill, Samuel and John were of the same famil} T , 
young men, and were among the most active and enter- 
prising settlers, [see family Register.] They were all 
descendants of John, who was of Salisbury, 1640, of 
Ipswich, 1648, and at Haverhill, 1657.) These proprie- 
tors had complied with the conditions of the settlement 
in 1731, (Page 128. Samuel Aver, Obadiah, & John 
had house framed and inhabited in Oct., 1731.) but it 
does not appear that they finally settled here. They 
were not in any garrison in 1746. We have no account 
that Obadiah ever married. He was a graduate of Har- 
vard College; studied for the ministry; a man of talents 
and influence, but subject, occasionally, to aberrations of 
mind, at which times he had lodgings in Boston pro- 
vided for him by his particular friend, John Hancock. 

3. John, who was doubtless here in the earliest period of 
the settlement, m Mary Johnson of Haverhill. Their 
children born in Haverhill were Abigail, who d unmar- 
ried; Timothy, who m Elizabeth White and lived in 
Bedford, Vt.; and John, who lived in Bradford, Mass. 

4. Samuel Ayer, son of 3 James, m Ann Hazen and lived 



88 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

in Haverhill, Mass. Their children, (5th generation 
from Robert) all b in Haverhill, were, Mary b Dec. 23, 
(OS) 1738, m Samuel Morrison of Sanborton, d April, 
1782; Anna b Sept. 22, (O S) m Deacon John Kimball 
(see Kimball family); Samuel b Nov. 29, 1742, m Sarah 
Chase of Haverhill, d Apr. 6, 1811; Elizabeth (l) and 
Elizabeth (2) died young; Elizabeth (3) b June 22, 
1748, m Jacob Ela of Haverhill, d May 18, 1794; Han- 
nah b Aug. 25, 1751, m John Bradley of Concord, d Aug. 
15, 1817, (see Bradley family); Ruth b Dec. 4, 1753, m 
Dr. Peter Green of Concord, d April, 1823 (see Green 
family and Town Records); Eydia b Dec, 1755, d y.; 
5. Richard b May 12, 1757, m Susannah Sargent; James 
b Jany. 1, 1761, m Mary, d of Dr. James Brickett. 
Page 631. 5. Richard Aver, (see biography, page 1, of 
this memo.) who appears to have been the first permanent 
settler and resident in Concord of the name, m Susannah 
Sargent of Methuen. Their children born in Concord were 
eleven, viz: 

1. Richard Hazen b Jany. 12, 1778, d in Manchester, Feb. 
5, 1853, ae75. He was prominent and influential. He 
left a legacy of $7000. to the Unitarian Society of Man- 
chester, of which he was a member. His wife, who 
survived him, was the dau. of Col. Peter Green of Con- 
cord. His children were only two, both daughters. 
Susan R., was the wife of Dr. Enoch B. Barnes; and 
the other, Mary G., m Dr. Amos Gale of Manchester. 

2. Samuel, b Feby. 22, 1780, d Jany. 3, 1785. 

3. Moses, b April 28, 1782, d Dec, 1813. 

4. James, b June 15, 1784. 

5. Samuel, b Aug. 31, 1786, (see graduates,) d at East- 
port, Me., leaving three children, Sarah C, Samuel H., 
d., and Harriet O., d. 

6. Susannah, b Feby. 24, 1789, m Isaac Hill (See Bio- 
graphy.) Their children were four; William P., John 
M., Isaac Andrew, and a daughter, GeorgiannaT., who 
d Sept. 16, 1825, ae 11 months. 

7. John J., b May 27, 1791, m Harriet Fox of Jaffrey, d 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 89 

in Concord, Aug. 14, 1837- Their children were two; 
Richard Hazen, and Harriet F. 

8. Anna, or Nancy H., b Sept. 24, 1793, m Levi Brigham 
of Boston, d June 7, 1835, (See page 433) leaving two 
children; Levi, and Ann S. 

9. Elizabeth, b March 14, 1796, m Richard Bradley. (See 
Bra'dley family.) 

10. Mary, m Isaac F. Williams. Their children were Mary, 
Elizabeth, Susan Ayer, Georgianna Hill, and Annette. 

11. Charlotte, m Washington Williams. Their children 
were three; Charlotte, Marianna, d., and Josephine. 



History of Haverhill, N H. Conn. Hist. Soc. 
Page 121. Perley Ayer was b in Piermont in 1798, came 
to H. in early youth. He was for many years the owner of 
what is now the county farm. He moved to the Corner in 
1850. Hem Mary E. Worthen. A son, Phineas,grad. from 
Dartmouth Col. in 1852. A grandson, Perley, is living with 
his aunt, Miss Eliza Ayer, on the homestead, 1888. 



Genealogy of New Hampshire, Stearns. 
In New Haven Historical Society, Page 152. 
AYER. The records of Essex County, Mass., have fre- 
quent mention of this name under very many forms, such as 
Aars, Aers, Aier, Aiere, Aiers, Air, Aires, Airs, Ares, Aries, 
Ayeres, AYERS, Ayhaire, Ayre, AYRES, Eaire, Eairs, 
Eares, Eayer, Eayr, Eayre, Eires, Ever, Eyers, Eyre, 
Eyrs, Heires. 

I. The Ancestor of most of the name in New England, 
and the earliest one who lived in Essex County, was 
John Ayer. It is supposed that he came from Eng- 
land, and he was living in Salisbury, Mass., as early 
as 1640. He removed to Ipswich in 1646, and in the 
next year to Haverhill, and died there, March 31, 
1657. His will was made March 12, 1657, and pro- 
bated Oct. 6, following. He was survived by his wife, 
Hannah, the mother of his children, whodiedOct. 8> 



90 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

1688, having been a widow for more than thirty years. 
Their children were: John, Rebecca, Robert, Thomas, 
Peter, Mary, Obadiah, Nathaniel, and Hannah. The 
eldest received the homestead by will. 
II. Cornet Peter, fourth son and fifth child of John and 
Hannah Ayer, was born about 1633, perhaps in Eng- 
land, and was made a freeman in Haverhill in May, 
1666. He was a farmer in that town, which he repre- 
sented in the general court in 1683-1685 and 1689- 
90; and otherwise active in town affairs, and in the 
Indian Wars. He was married Nov. 1, 1659, to Han- 
nah Allen, who was born June, 1742, in Salisbury, 
daughter of William and Hannah (Goodale) Allen. 
She survived him nearly thirty one years, dying his 
widow, Dec. 22, 1729, at the age of eighty seven 
years. He died in Boston in Jany., 1689. Their 
children, all born in Haverhill, were Ruth, Hannah, 
Abigail, Mary, Martha, Samuel, William, Rachel, and 
Ebenezer. 

III. Captain Samuel, eldest son and sixth child; of Cor- 
net Peter, and Hannah (Allen) Ayer, was born Sept. 
28, 1669, in Haverhill, in which town he lived and was 
a yeoman. He was a man of property and among 
his possessions was a negro slave, named Lot. He 
succeeded his father as a member of the committee 
for the control of the common lands of the town. 
His efficient leadership in the Indian wars did much 
to prevent savage outrages. He died Jany. 2, 1744. 
He was married, Nov. 21, 1693, to Elizabeth Tuttle of 
Ipswich, who survived him nearly nine years, and. 
died Nov. 20, 1752. Their children were Hannah, 
Peter, Samuel, William, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Simon, 
and Sarah. (Mention of Simon and descendants ap- 
pear in this article). 

IV. Lieut. Ebenezer, fourth son of Capt. Samuel and Eli- 
zabeth (Tuttle) Ayer, was born Feby. 18, 1705, in 
Haverhill, and settled in Methuen, Mass. Upon the 
establishment of the Province line in 1741, his home- 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 91 

stead became a part of Salem, N. H. The following 
inscription is found on his tombstone in that town: 
"Here lies the body of Lieutenant Ebenezer Ayr. 
He departed this life March 3, 1763, aged 57 years." 
He was married, March 29, 1726, to Susanna, 
daughter of Robert and Susanna (Atwood) Kimball 
of Bradford, Mass. She was born May 25, 1707, 
and died Sept. 26, 1749, having been the mother 
of ten children, five of whom died young. By a 
second wife, Elizabeth, Lieut. Aver had five children. 
His widow died Jany. 2, 1786, aged seventy one years. 
The five surviving children of his first wife, and the 
five of the second wife in order of age were Ebenezer, 
Peter, Timothy, Joseph, Isaiah, William, Elizabeth, 
Samuel, Philip, John. 
V. Major Ebenezer, eldest son of Lieut. Ebenezer and 
Susanna (Kimball) Aver, was born March 22, 1727, 
in that part of Methuen which is now Salem. He 
settled in Pepperill borough, now Saco, Me. In 
early life he was one of Capt. John Lovewell's men 
in the memorable Indian fight at Pequaket, and was 
engaged in other expeditions. He was in the ill fated 
excursion of Benedict Arnold through the wilds of 
Maine in the winter of 1775-1776. After the Revolu- 
tion he did not return to Saco. He was married July 
4, 1754, to Hannah (Plaisted) Scammon, widow of 
James Scammon. They were undoubtedly the parents 
of the next mentioned. 
VI. Moses Aver was born March 17, 1757, in Saco. Me., 
and was an active resident of that town. By his 
wife, Mary (Tyler), born Aug. 10, 1759, he had the 
following named children, born in Saco, Me.: Eliza- 
beth, John, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail, Andrew, Moses, 
Tristam, whose sketch follows: Tristam, eighth child 
of Moses and Mary (Tyler) Aver, was born in Saco, 
Me.,Feby. 19,1709, and died Dec. 21, 1851, in Buxton, 
Me. He was married Aug. 20, 1820, to Frances Moses 
of Buxton, who was born Jany. 24, 1801, and died 



92 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

June 13, 1870, in Buxton. They had children named 
as follows; Mary A., William, Sarah E., John L., 
Maria G., Lyman G., Francis J., and Charles H. 
VII. John Lyman, fourth child and second son of Tristam 
and Frances Ayer, was born June 17, 1829, and died 
Feby., 1903, at Plymouth Mass. He was a paper 
maker and millwright by trade and was employed 
in a paper factory at Welles River, Vt. Later he 
worked in a saw mill, and at the lumber business in 
Haverhill, Mass., and vicinity. In 1890, he returned 
to Wells River and worked ten years for the Adams 
Paper Co. This concluded the active period of his 
life and he afterward lived retired at Plymouth, Mass. 
He married in Haverhill, N. H., Melissa Pike, and 
they were the parents of sons, JohnT., and Charles J. 
VIII. Charles James, son of John L. and Melissa (Pike) 
Ayer, was born in Haverhill, N. H., Nov. 24, 1858. 
Was alive in 1908. 

IV. Simon, son and seventh child of Capt. Samuel and 
Elizabeth (Tuttle) Ayer, was born Dec. 26, 1709. in 
Haverhill. Was a farmer. He married, Dec. 20, 1733, 
Mary Webster, who survived him eight years, and 
died Jany, 24, 1782. He died Jany. 1, 1774. Their 
children were Samuel (d y.,) Simon, Elizabeth, and 
Mary (both dy,) Simon, Stephen, Moses, Elizabeth, 
Mary, William, Abigail. (Mention of Moses and his 
descendants forms part of this article.) 
V. Stephen, fourth son of Simon and Mary (Webster) 
Ayer, b Dec. 4, 1744, was tanner by trade, m Sa- 
rah Gray, April 18, 1769, who was b Mar. 13, 1740. 
They had seven children: Thomas, Nauna, Elizabeth, 
Daniel, Polly, Hepzibah, Sarah, and Susannah. 

VI. Susanna, youngest child of Stephen and Sarah (Gray) 
Ayer, b Jany. 1, 1781, m Jonathan Clifford. (See 
Clifford VII.) Chase's History of Haverhill Mass.; 
says that in 1700 one-third of the inhabitants of that 
town bore the name of Ayer. 
I. Thomas Ayer b at Gilford, N. H., m Sally Gale of 



THK AYRES FAMILY. 93 

Gilmanton, had 4 children: Sarah, Thomas P., Jo- 
seph, and Stephen S. 
II. Stephen Smith, son of Thomas & Sally (Gale) Ayer, 
b 1828, d Oct. 21, 1899, m Mary Elizabeth Rowell, 
b 1827, d May 28, 1906. Had 4 children: Ardall, 
Claribel, George, and James. 
III. George, third son of Stephen Smith and Mary Eliza- 
beth (Rowell) Ayer, b Oct. 19, 1864, unmarried and 
alive, 1908. 

Page 154. AYERS. Ayres, x\yers, Avars, Ayer, Ayre, 
Eayers, Eyer, Eyre, etc., are some of the forms of this an- 
cient name dating back to the eleventh century. Among 
the theories of its origin is the following legend: When at 
the battle of Hastings, 1066, William the Conqueror was 
flung from his horse, and his helmet beaten into his face 
he was rescued and mounted by a faithful follower named 
"Trulove. ' ' "Thou shalt no longer be called Trulove, ' ' said 
the Duke, "but Eyre or Air for thou hast given metheeire 
I breathe. ' ' Trulove was given lands in Derbyshire, a Coat 
of Arms displaying leg and thigh in armor cut off, and an 
honorary badge still worn by all the Eyres in England. 
What representative of the name first brought it to New 
England it is difficult to determine, but it is probable that 
the determination to hazard the future in the great New 
West came to several at about the same time. 



94 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

INDEX. 

AYRES, AYERS, AYRS, AIERS, ARES, EAYERS, 
EYER, EYRE, etc., etc. 

A 

Aaron, 50-65-74-75. 

Abiah, 59. 

Abigail, 11-13-31-31-34-51-55-58-61-62-62-73-87-90-91-92. 

Abigail Buxton, 11. 

Abigail Eaton, 78. 

Abigail Kellogg, Mrs. 13. 

Abigail Mead, 18-23-30. 

Abraham, 31-55-56-62-67. 

Abraham V., 35. 

Adams, Rev., 57. 

Adin, 75-75. 

Adin Townsend, 75. 

A. H., 35. 

Alfred, 34-34-35. 

Alica, 27. 

Alice, 73-73-79. 

Alice, Lady, 3. 

Alicia Frances, 13. 

Alles, 79. 

Alonzo, 24-24-24. 

Aluyrer, 76. 

Alta J., 22. 

Alva, 15-23-26-27-30-35. 

Amos, 14-18-22-23-23-23-23-23-24-26-26-27-29-29-30-30-34- 

34-42. 
Amos H., 78. 
Amos Head, 78. 
Amos N., 27. 
Amos Northrop, 20-25. 
Amy, 49-49. 
Amzi, 15-27-34-35. 
Andrew, 23-25-25-25-25-27-91. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 95 

An, 81. 

Ann, 51. 

Ann Hazen, 87. 

AnnS., 59. 

Anna, 41-48-80-83-84-85-88-89. 

Anne, 44-49-50-50-52-53-71-81. 

Anne Jackson, Mrs., 86. 

Anne Lady Jane, 3. 

Annie, 75. 

Anthony, 83. 

Anthony, Sir, 44. 

Anthonye, 81-81. 

Ardall, 93. 

Ayres Heirs, 4#. 

Ayres, Lieut., 91. 

B 

Barbara, 49. 

Barton N., 35. 

Benajah, 65. 

Benjamin, 35-46-48-52-56-59-62-65-66-73-74-85. 

Benjamin Jr., 86. 

Benjamin M., 33-35. 

Benjamin Minott, 14. 

Betsey, 15-16-27-29-34-69. 

Betsey Ann, 31. 

Betsey Corliss, Mrs., 69. 

Bethia, 52-86. 

Bradley, 12-15-31-38-39-41-41. 

Bradley, Mrs., (Sarah) 15-41-42. 

Bridget, 51-51. 

Brothers, 36. 

c 

Caleb, 71. 

Caleb R., Honl., 71. 

Carrie, 35. 

Catherine, 52-67-85-86. 

Catherine Hall, 

Carlos L-, 22. 



96 THE AYRES FAMILY 

Caroline Alida, 29. 

Caroline E., 18-30. 

Cecilye, 80. 

Chancy, 26-27. 

Chauncy, 17-24-34. 

Chauncey Edward, 17. 

Chauncey, Dr., 34-35. 

Chauncey, M. D., 16-17-35. 

Charles, 34. 

Charles B., 43. 

Charles Gordon, 17-34. 

Charles H., 92. 

Charles Henry, 24-28-80 80. 

Charles J., 92. 

Charles James, 92. 

Charles Lewis, 21-25-26. 

Charles Lewis, 2nd, 22. 

Charles Norman. 

Charles Peter, Rev., 2. 

Charles, Sir, 2. 

Charles W., 35. 

Charles Washington, 80. 

Charlotte, 13-89-89. 

Charlotte E. Carder, 80. 

Christian, 41-48-85. 

Clarabel, 93. 

Clarinda, 25-27. 

Clarinda Fitch, 28. 

Clarissa B., 25. 

Cornelius Henry, 20-27-28-28. 

Cornet John, 4. 

Cornet Peter, 90-90. 

Cora E., 80. 

Cynthia Caroline, 16-23-24. 

D 

Daisy Fitzhugh, 20. 
Daniel, 76 92. 
Darius, 15. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 97 

Darius S., 27. 

David, 65-65-74-75-80-80. 

David St. John, 24. 

Deborah, 12-15-29-29-29-29 -30-3 1-34-53-60-71. 

Deborah, Mrs., 35. 

Deborah Ann, 15-17-18-24-24-25-27-29. 

Deborah Pettingill, 86. 

Deborah Scofield, 29. 

Deborah Weeks, 71. 

Debly Ann, 23. 

Delia Maria, 20-24. 

Dependence, 66-68. 

Desire, 74"76. 

Dinah, 26. 

Doctor, 5-5. 

Doctor Chauncy, 5. 

Dorah Olive, 23. 

Doris Estelle, 22. 

Dorithe, 81. 

Dorithye, 81. 

Dorothy, 20-48-82-82-82-82-82-83-83-83-84-85. 

Dorothy Huske, 81. 

Duke, 1. 

Duke William, 1. 

E 

E., 68. 

Earle Howe, 3. 

Ebenezer, 1L-11-12-12-12-12-12-13- 14- 15-16-23 -23 -23-23- 

23-23-23-23-23 23-25-25 26-26-26-27-27-30 31-33" 
34-34-34-35 35-35-35-35 37-37-38-38-39-40-42-45- 
46-55-58-62-63-77-77-90-90-91. 

Ebenezer, Jr., 24. 

Ebenezer, Lieut., 90-91-91-91. 

Ebenezer, Major, 91. 

Edmund Henry, Col., C. B., 3-3. 

Edward, 45-46-50-50-55 -55-56-61 -63-66-67-67-67-67- 68 -68- 
73-75-79 79-80. 

Edward 2nd, 79. 



98 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Edward Francis, 20-27-28-28. 

Edward Francis, Jr., 20-28. 

Edward Franklin, 27. 

Edward Lockwood, 25. 

Edward M., 33-35. 

Edward Morrison, 14. 

Eleazer, 74-75. 

Eliphalet, 56. 

Elisha, 47-71. 

Eliza, 15-31-77-89. 

Eliza Ann, 24. 

Eliza J., 25. 

Eliza Jane, 23-25-35-70. 

Elizabeth, 2-2-12-24-26-30-35-38-39-42-44-45-49-15-51-51 
52-52-53-53-58-58-59-60-62-63-65-65-66-72-74-78 
79-86-86-88-88-88-89-89-90-90-91-91-91-92-92. 

Elizabeth B., 78. 

Elizabeth Hale, 69. 

Elizabeth, Lady, 2. 

Elizabeth Tuttle 77-90-90-92. 

Elizabeth W., 18-35. 

Elizabeth White, Mrs., 87. 

Elnathan, 50. 

Emily, 27. 

Emma, 22. 

Emma Adeline, 24. 

Ephra, 73. 

Ephraim, 62-72. 

Esther, 34. 

Esther Mary, 21-25. 

Esther Norman, 25. 

Ethel, 23. 

Evelyn Alice, Lady, 3. 

Eyer, 1. 

Ezra, 13-13-26-31. 

F 

Fanny, 

Frances,. 81-82-92. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 99 

Frances A., 80. 
Frances Moses, 92. 
Francis, 25-65-80. 

F. H., 35. 
Francis J., 92. 

Frederick, 15-16-26-26-29-29-29-29-30-30-34-68. 

Frederick, Rev., 33. 

Frederick Fanning, 

Frederick H., 26-32-34. 

Frederick Haight, Rev., 13. 

Frederick M., 32. 

Frederick Marsh, 14. 

G 

Gararde, 81. 
General, 66. 
George, 27-35-93-93. 
George B., 70. 
George D., 72. 
George David, 80. 
George Lockwood, 15-15. 
George Lockwood 2nd., 15. 
George Otis, 77 

G. W., 25. 
George W., 27. 
George Willis, 19. 
Georgette B. Gerald, 80. 
Georgiana T., 88. 
Grace St. John Jems, 3. 
Gregg's Cavalry, 66. 
Green, 75. 

Grover, 23. 

H 

Hannah, 4-4-7-7-12-27-29-30-31-39-39-39-44-44-45-47-50- 
50-50-51-53-54-55-57-58-58-59-62-64-65-65-66- 
67-67-68-74-75-76-79-79-88-89-90-90-90-90-90- 
90-91. 

Hannah E., 24. 

Hannah Eliza, 20. 



100 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Hannah Eveleth, 50. 

Hannah Kingsbury, 75. 

Hannah Plaisted, 91. 

Hannah Reynolds, 14. 

Harriet, 16-33. 

Harriet Euart, 20-27. 

Harriet F., 89. 

Harriet Fox, Mrs., 88. 

Harriet O., 88. 

Harriet M., 78. 

Heirs, (Ayres) 40. 

H. L., 24-25. 

Henrietta Janneth, 34. 

Henry, 57-76-81-81-81-81-81-82. 

Henry A., 7-52. 

Henry Edward, Col. C. B., 3-3-3. 

Henry Gaines, 24. 

Henry Herbert, 22-26. 

Henry M., 33-36. 

Henry Matthewson, 14. 

Henry Norman, 22. 

Henry Spris, 25. 

Hepzibah, 92. 

Hezron, 24-24-24-25-25 28-28-35. 

Hezron E-, 15-25 27-28 28-35. 

Hezron Eockwood, 23. 

Hiram, 76. 

Hitty, 78-79. 

Hitty Ayer, 79. 

Hitty Head, 78. 

Hoply, 67. 

Horace, 20-20. 

Horace Hutton, 20-25-25. 

Horatio Nelson, 75. 

I 
Isaac, 13-13-13-33-57. 
Isaac Andrew, 88. 
Isabel, 12. 



THE AYRKS FAMILY. 101 

Isaiah, 91. 

J 
Jabez, 56-56-57-62-62 62-63-68-76. 
Jacob, 65. 
J. D., 35. 
James, 13-31-40-51-51-52-65-68 70-70-70-73-80-80-81-87-87- 

88-88-93. 
James Andrew, 25. 
James B., Dr., 70. 
James B., 78. 
James Bourne, M. D., 77. 
James C, 70. 
James, Capt., 71. 
James Cook, 70. 
James Edwin. 18. 
James Hezron, 25-35. 
James S., 13-27-28. 
James Seymour, 25. 
Jane, 3-28-75-75-80. 
Jane C, 27. 

Jane Chapman, (wife of Jonathan Edward) 25-28-28-28. 
Jane Elizabeth, 14. 
Jared, 15-16-18-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-24-24-26-26-26 26-26- 

26-30-34-35. 
Jared Augustus, 16-23-25. 
Jarius, 27. 
Jarius L,., 27. 
Jarvis, 27. 
Jarvis L,., 27. 
Jennie, 22-80. 
Jeremiah, 35. 

Jeremiah N., 33-34-34-34-34. 
Jerusha, 77. 
Jessee, 72. 
Joan, 71-85. 
Joane, 3-86. 
Joanna, 65. 
Johanna 65-67. 



102 THE AYRKS FAMILY. 

John, 3-4-4-5-6-7-7-11-11-34-34-37-37-40-40-40-44-4-444-44- 
45-45-45-45-45-45-47-47-48-50-50-50-50-51-51- 
51-51-51-51-52-52-52-52-52-52-52-53-53-53-54- 
54-55-55-55-56-57-57-57-57-57-57-57-58-58-58- 
58-59-59-60-60-60-60-61-61-61-61-61-61-61-62- 
62-63-63-65-65-65-65-65-65-66-66-66-67-67-69- 
69-69-70-70-71-71-72-73-74-74-75-75-75-76-76- 
76-78-79-79-79-79-81-81-81-81-81-81-81-81-82- 
82-82-82-82-82-82-82-82-82-83-84-85-85-86-86 
86-87-87-87-87-87-87-89-90-90-91-91. 

John A., 35. 

John Alonzo, 24. 

John Capt., 56-57-58-60-63-79. 

John K., 52. 

John J., 88. 

John L., 92-92. 

John L,yman, 92. 

John M., 88. 

John, Mr., 40. 

John T., 92. 

Jona, 33. 

Jonathan, 7-12-14-14-26-29-29-29-29-29-29-30-34-35 - 38 -39 
42-51-53-65-85. 

Jonathan K., 25-25-25-28-28. 

Jonathan Edward, 19-24-25-26-28-28-28. 

Joseph, 14-33-50-50-53-53-53-53-55-56-56-58-58-59-60-60- 
60-60-60-61-62-62-63-63-65-65-65-75-80-91-93. 

Joseph C, 27-27. 

Joseph Chapman, 20-25. 

Josephine, 89. 

Joshua, 48. 

Josie K., 78. 

Julia, 16-27. 

Julia A., 25-67. 

Julia Abigail, 13. 

Julia Ann, 23-24-34-35-35. 

Julia S., 86. 

K 

Katherine Dorener, 57. 



THE AYRKS FAMILY. 103 



Lady Alice, 3. 

Lawrence, 8-8-8-9-9-9-11-11-33-37. 

Lavina, 18. 

Lenora, 80. 

Leonard, 72. 

Lewis Bradley, 21-22-25-25-26-26-27. 

Levi, 89. 

Lillian F., 22. 

Lillian Pinckney, 22. 

Lionel, 57. 

Lizzie B., 79. 

Louisa, 25. 

Louisa Scofield, 17. 

Louisa T., 22. 

Louisa Theresa, 21-26. 

Lorice, 46. 

Louvica, 70-75. 

Love, 46-47-55-58. 

Lovice, 57-72. 

Lucius, 44. 

Lucretia, (Raymond) 30. 

Lucy, 44. 

Lydia, 12-39-60-71-88. 

Lyman G., 92. 

M 

Marantha L., 78. 

Margaret, 50-71-82. 

Margaret A., 27. 

Margaret Adeline, 24. 

Margery, 60. 

Margrette, 82. 

Maria, 52-84-85. 

Marie, 41-48-81-84. 

Marietta, 14. 

Mark, 46-48-55. 

Martha, 45-47-58 74-84-86-90. 

Martha Bourne, 78. 



104 THE AYRES FAMILY . 

Martha Fisher, 72. 

Martha J., 80. 

Martha, Mistress, 2. 

Mary, 10-10-1M1-12-13-20-31-31-34-34-37 -37-39-42-43-44- 
44-45-45-46-46 46 49-50-51-51-51-53-53-53-54-54- 
55-55-57-58-59-60-61-62-64-64-65-65-65-67-68-68- 
71-71-72-73-76-79-80-80-86 88-89-90-90-92. 

Mary A., (wife of lyOimsbury Finch) 32. 

Mary A., 92. 

Mary Augusta, 14. 

Mary Bellamy, 29. 

Mary Elizabeth, 19-24-24-29-29-93. 

Mary Elizabeth Rowell, 92. 

Mary Farwell, 77-78. 

Mary Gale, Mrs., 88. 

Mary J., 27. 

Mary J. C, 76. 

Mary Jones, 27. 

Mary Tyler, Mrs., 91 

Mary Webster, 92-92. 

Matilda, 14-27-35. 

May, 7-24-24. 

Mehitable, 58 62-67-67-72. 

Melissa Pike, 92. 

Melvina, 15. 

Micajah, 56. 

Milton M., 32. 

Milton Montague, 14. 

Minott, 15-16-22-24-26-27-30-30-34-35. 

Minott Chancy, 24. 

Minott, (Mrs. Lockwood) 15. 

Mrs. Raymond, 15. 

Mrs. Weed, 15. 

Mr., Rev., 47. 

Mrs., 61-72. 

Miss., 44. 

Mortimer, 23. 

Mortimer, Dr., 23. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 105 

Moses, 35-35-35-35-35-35-35-35-35-35-49-57-59-64 64-64-65- 

73-73-73-76- 76-76-76-88-91-91 92-92. 
Moses, Capt., 66-66. 

N 

Nancy, 13-31. 

Nancy H., 89. 

Nanna, 92. 

Nathan, 75. 

Nathan, Capt., 74. 

Nathaniel, 7-44-45-46-46 49-49-50 50-50 -50-50-50-55-55-56- 

56-57-57-58-59-59-61-63-65-66-69-73-74-74-75-75- 

76-77-79. 



Nathaniel Jr., 50. 










Nathaniel A., 49-50. 










Nathaniel D., 75-75. 










Nathaniel F., 78, 










Naurn, 76. 










Nellie, 20. 










Nobam, 76. 


o 








Obadiah,Sr., 7. 










Obadiah, 7-7-7-44-54-57-59-59-59-64-65-65-6: 


.-65-65-73-87- 


87-87-87-87-90. 










Obadiah, Jr., 65. 










Obadiah, (Hayres) 7. 










Obadiah Hoits, 7. 










Olive, 68-68. 










Oliver L,., 27-28. 










Oliver Leslie, 24. 










Onesiphorus, 57-57-64-64-66. 








Orville, 16. 










Otis, Dr., 53. 


p 








Patience, 65. 










Peter, 7-40-44-44-45-45-45-55-57-58-58-70-70- 


73-73- 


75- 


■78- 


90-90-91. 










Peter Eaton, 78. 











106 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Peter Kingsbury, 75. 

Perley, 89-89. 

Phebe, 31-34-42-48-65-67-78. (Phoebe) 

Philip, 4-5-8-8-10-11-11-11-32-51-80-91. 

Phineas, 89. 

Polly, 15-16-23-23-24-34-92. 

Polly E., 18-29. 

Polly Elizabeth, 24-25. 

R 

Rachel 56-58-65-65-90. 

Ralph Burbridge, 22. 

Rebecca, 7-29-29-29-30-30-31-33-33-34-40-41-44-46-48-54- 
56-57-57-62-65-66-67-67-68-72-74-85-90. 

Rebecca Ann, 18-25. 

Rebecca Seymour, 35. 

Reuben, 12-13-13-13-31-31-31-31-34-34-34-34-38-38-39-42. 

Rhoda, 3-25-34-65. 

Rhoda Maria, 14. 

Richard Sr., 6-7-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-34-34-36-38- 
82. 

Richard Jr., 7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-10-11-11-11-33-34-37-37-37-38. 

Richard, 2-3-4-5-6-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-11-34-34-35- 
36-43-43-43-43-71-77-87-81-81-81-81-81-81-81-81- 
81-81-81-81-81-81-82-82-82-82-82-82-82-82-88-88, 

Richard, Capt., 86. 

Richard G., 78-78-78-78-79-79. 

Richard H.. 4-4-44-45-45. 

Richard Hazen, 5-48-88-89. 

Robert, 7-40-40-44-44-45-45-45-55-58-58-76-77-81-86-87-87- 
88-90. 

Roger C, 22. 

Roscoe E., 22. 

Roscoe E., 2nd, 22. 

Romeyn Beck, 70. 

Rowell, Mary Elizabeth, 93. 

R. William, 31. 

Rufus, 13-13-31. 

Ruth, 44-44-55-58-59-59-61-68-68-73-79-88-90. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 107 

s 

Sally, 14-16-28-34-42. 

Sally Ann, 18. 

Saliy Gale, 92-93. 

Sally Nelson, Mrs., 35-35. 

Sammie, 76. 

Samuel, 7-15-27-35-40-44-44-45-52-52-53 -54- 55 -55 -55 '55- 

56-56-58-58-59-59 60-60-60-60-60-60-61-62-62- 

62-62-63-63-63-65-65-66-68-69-70-70-72-72-72- 

72-74-74-75-77-87-87-87-87-87-87-87-88-88-88- 

88-90-91-92. 
Samuel A., 4-45. 
Samuel, Capt., 77-77-90-90-92. 
Samuel, Dr., 46. 
Samuel H., 45-88. 
Samuel Loring Percival, 17. 
Samuel, Sr., 7-45-53-53-54-54-60-60-63. 
Sarah, 13-15-24-25-27-28-28-41-44-48-50-51-55-58-59-59-60- 

62-62-62-65-65-65-74-75-76-77-79-82-82-85-90- 

91-92-92-93. 
Sarah, (wife of Bradley,) 12-15-15-41-42. 
Sarah, 2nd., 80. 
Sarah A., 32. 
Sarah A., (Marsh) 32. 
Sarah Augusta, 17. 
Sarah Anthross, 13. 

Sarah C, (wife of Corneluis H.) 27-28. 
Sarah Chase, Mrs., 88. 
Sarah Connell, 77. 
Sarah E., 92. 
Sarah Gray, 92-92. 
Sarah Hait, 32. 
Sarah Hoyt, 14. 
Sarah M., 34. 
Saray, 82. 
Saville, 53-53-53. 
Simon, 48-52-52-52-52-52-52-71-82-82-82-82-83-83-83-83-83- 

83-83-83-84-84-84-90-90-92-92-92-92. 



108 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Simon, Sr., 52 

Simond, 80-81. 

Sir Charles, (Eyre) 2. 

S. G., 76. 

Solomon, 49. 

Stanley M., 43. 

Stephen, 35 56-57-62-62-68-72 92 92-92. 

Stephen S., 93, 

Stephen Smith, 93-93. 

Stephen Webster, 7. 

Susan, 60-73-80-81-82-83 83. 

Susan Helke, 81. 

Susan R., 88. 

Susan Sargent, (Mrs. Capt. Richard) 87. 

Susannah, 4-45-57-61-63-67-72-77-77-78-88-91-91-91-92-92.. 

Susannah Atwoqd, 77-91. 

Susannah Kimball, 91. 

Symon, 41-41-48-71-80-80-80-81-81-81-81-82. 

T 

Thankful, 35. 

Theodore Worthington, 25. 

Thomas, 3-5-7-18-40-40-41-44-44 48-48-52-52-53 -53 -53-55 ■ 
55-56-62-63-64-65-68 68-68-68-68-68-68-68-68-69- 
71-73-75-75-79-82-84-84-86-90-92-92-95. 

Thomas A., 5-51. 

Thomas Joseph, 2-3. 

Thomas, Jr., 66, 

Thomas N., 27. 

Thomas Nelson, 24. 

Thomas P., 93. 

Timothy, 55-58-87-91. 

Travis, 40. 

Tristam, 91-92. 

Truelove, 1-1-1-93-93. 

V 

Vincent Mortimer, 24. 
Viscount, 2. 
Venancia, 28. 



THK A YKKS FAMILY. 109 

w 

Warren B., 22. " ' 

Webster, 7. 

William, 7-7-15-23-24-24-24-24-25-26-35-40-40-49-51-52-52- 

55 -56- 58-62-62-66-68-69-7 1-71-71-77 77-79-82- 

82-82-90-90-91-92-92. 
William, 2nd, 68. 
William Augustus, 24. 
William Austin, 57. 
William, Dr., 77. 
William Edward, 26. 
William H., 25-26-27-70. 
William Henry, 18-24-24-25-25-25. 
William, Lieut., 66. 
William Minott, 22-24. 
William Minott, Jr., 22. 
William Minott, Mrs., 22. 
William Orville, 22. 
William P., 88. 
Willard, 72. 
Willie, 22. 
Wilbur M., 32-35. 
Wilbur Mason, 14. 
Winfield, 36. 

z 

Zach, 69. 
Zachary, 54-54. 
Zebulon, 65. 
Zechariah, 54-59-72-72-76. 



110 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Names of others than AYRES, AYERS, AYRS, AYARS, 
EAYRES, EYRE, EYER. 

A 

Adams Paper Co., 92. 
Aislebee, 54. 
Alden, Jo., 40. 

" John, Sr., 40. 

" John, Jr., 40. 

Allen, Hannah, 45-55-90. 

Hannah Goodale, 90. 
Thomas, Capt., 51-51. 
" William, 73-90. 
Alsbec, John, 46. 
Ambler, Abraham, 5-5-9. 
Joshua, 5-6. 
Richard, 5-5. 
Ames, Wilson, 20. 
Andros, Jeremiah, 10. 
Angel, Thomas, 81. 
Arnold, Benedict, 91. 

Joseph, 34. 
Ashurst, William, 4-5-5. 
Aslet, John, 40-46-54. 
Atkins, Jemima, 47. 

B 

Bailey's Marriages, 12-12-34-42. 
Bailey, Polly Estelle, 22. 
Baird's History of Rye, 5. 
Barlow, Hannah, 13, 
Barnard, John, 50. 
Barnes, Enoch, B., Dr., 88. 
Bates, John, 5-5-6. 

" John, 4th., 12-13. 
Mary, 5. 

<l Robert, 5. 

" Sarah, 12-12-13-39. 
Battles, John, 67. 
Baxter, Chester Arthur, 22. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. Ill 



Baxter, Louisa T., Mrs., 22. 

Stanford Earle, 22. 
Beach, Emma R., 22. 
Beauchamp, Elizabeth, 64. 
Belcher, Mary, 76. 
Bell, John, 9-37-38-43. 
Benedict &Co., 30. 

Dinah, 15-16-26. 
Bigg, John, 69. 
Bishop, Benjamin, 36. 

Joseph, Jr., 8. 

Stephen, 36. 
Bolton's, 11. 
Bourne, Benjamin, 78. 

Martha, 78. 
Bouton's, 5. 
Bradley, John, 88. 

Richard, 89. 
Brattle, Catherine, 85. 
Brickett, James, Dr., 88. 

Mary, 88. 
Bridgeman, 51-51 . 
Brigham, Levi, 89. 
Brett, Thomas, 73. 
Brown, 15. 

J. Stanford, 19. 
" John, 10-10. 
" Sarah, 21-42. 
Buchanan, President, 17. 
Burch, George, Rev. Dr., 31 

Harriet, 31. 
Burrell, Xarifa, 20. 
Burton, Lydia B., 42. 
Butcher, John, 80. 
Bute, 2. 
Button, Agnes, 19. 

Caroline, 18. 

Charles, 19. 



112 THE AYRES FAMILY 

Button, Daniel, 18. 

Edward, 18. 

Emma, 18, 

Francis Cordelia, 19. 

George, 19-19. 

Hannah, 19. 

Harriet, 19, 

Harry, 18. 

Maud, 19. 

Minerva, 19. 

Minnie, 19. 

Perley, 19. 

Sarah, 18. 

Thomas, 18. 

William, 19-19. 
Buxton, Abigail, 11-33. 

c 

Camp, Phebe, 65. 
Canfield, Abraham, 
Carder, Charlotte E., 80. 
Carter, Josiah, 61. 

Judge, 16. 

Salmon, 16-16. 
Caster, Salmon, 16. 
Chambers, T. S., 6. 
Chapin, Rev. Dr., 41. 
Chapman, Jane, 19. 
Christianson, Emil G., 20. 
Chase, Eliza, 54, 
Chase's History, 92. 
Clark, Martha, Mrs., 74. 

Samuel, 5-6. 
" William, 5-5-6-40. 
Clarke, William, 81. 
Clawson, Stephen, 10. 
Clickley, John, 85. 
Clifford, Johathan, 92. 
Clinton, Annis, 80. 



TIIK AYRES FAMILY. 113 



Clinton, Lyman, 80. 

Miranda Stone, 80. 
Coffin, 56. 

Colburn, Frances A., 22. 
Cole, Mary, 48. 
Coller, Samuel, 74. 
Colman, Isaac, 46. 
Compton, Elizabeth, 65. 
Coute, 2. 
Corliss, Ruth, 66. 
Cotten, Ruth, 75. 
Cottens, 75. 
Creshan, 65. 
Creshaw, 67. 
Cressy, William, 36. 
Cross, John, 5. 

Nathaniel, 5. 
Crouch, John, 85. 

D 

Dailey, Mary Elizabeth, 20. 
Dame, (Dam) James Chadbourne, 48-78 
Dana, Hannah, Mrs., 74. 
Davenport, Abraham, 40 
Rev. Mr., 8. 
& Sons, 33. 
Davis, James, 44. 

" Ruth, 44. 
Day, Robert, 61-63. 
Susannah, 61. 
Dean, Anna M., 44. 
Dearborn, Emily M. G., 70. 
Denison, John, 75. 
Dibble, John, 10. 
Dispan, Sarah, 51. 
Dobel, John, 53. 
Doble, 53. 

John, 53. 
Downing, Nathaniel, Jr., 86. 



114 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Drake, Montague Gerrard, 4. 
Dumfrees, 2. 
Dutch, Hannah, 62. 

E 

Ela, Jacob, 72-88. 
Emerson, Abigail, 77. 
Errington, Hannah, 62. 
Euarts, Harriet, L-, 20-27. 
Everett, Rebecca, 74. 
Eyer, 1. 

F 

Farwell, Mary, E., 78. 

Nathaniel Whittemore, 78. 
Fellers, Joseph, 45, 
Fellows, Abigail, 63. 

Nathaniel, 67. 
William, 61-62-62. 
Ferris, Nathan, 7-8-8. 
Finch, Abraham, 43. 

Edward Ayres, 32. 

Frederick Braen, 32. 

Isaac, 43. 

Mary A., Ayres, 32. (Wife of Lounsbury. ) 

Samuel, 43. 

Sarah Elizabeth, M. D., 32. 
Firman, Marie, 81. 
Fitch, Clarinda, 13-28. 

Hannah, 28. 

Joseph, 28. 
Flowers, Capt., 69. 
Fox, Harriet, 88. 
Foxcroft, Francis, 49. 
William, 49. 
Franklin, Benjamin, 46. 

David, 49. 
Fuller, A. B., Rev., 48. 

Maria, 74. 

Mary, 60. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 115 



French, Elizabeth, Miss, 80-86. 
Frost, Mary, 67. 

G 

Gale, Amos, Dr., 88. 

Amos Gil man, 44. 
" Mary G., 88. 
11 Sally, 92. 
Garfield, Moses, 74. 
Gerald, Georgette B., 80. 
Getchell, Dorcas, 46-77. 
Glasson, Benjamin, 13. 
Gold, Hannah, 63. 
Goodale, Anna, 64. 

Anne, 57. 

Elizabeth Beauchamp, 64. 

John, 64-64. 

Katherine, 64. 

Robert, 64. 

Samuel, 64. 

Solomon, 64. 
Goodwin, 49. 

Gookin, Nathanial, Rev., 79. 
Gorman, Elnathan, 75. 

H 

Hait, Benjamin, Sr., 8-36-36-36-38. 

John, 31. (Married Mary Ayres.) 
" Samuel, 8-36-36-38. 
" Samuel, Jr., 37. 

Sarah, 32. (Wife of Isaac Ayres.) 
Hale, Elizabeth, 69. 
Hall, Catharine, 79. 
Samuel, 73. 
44 Thomas, 79. 
Hall's, 35. 

Halsie, Elizabeth, 51. 
Hancock, John, 87. 
Hammond, William, 83. 
Harbinson, Mary G., 22. 



116 THE AVRES FAMILY. 

Hart, Sarah, 13. 
Hartshorne, Thomas, 61. 
Hayres, Obadiah, 7. 
Hazen, Martha, 70. 
Haslet, Hannah, 57. 
" John, 57. 
" Mary, 57. 
" Robert, 57. 
Head, Hitty, 78. 
Hill, Doris, 23. 
" Isaac, 88. 

William, Lt. Govr., 23. 
Hinckley, Daniel, 47. 

Mary Barstow Messinger, 47 
Susannah, 47. 
Hinds, Anne^ 64. 
Hinman's, 40. 
Hoit, Joshua, 43-43-43. 
Holden, F. A., 18. 
Hollister's, 41. 
Holmes, John, 5 5-6-9. 
Holly, Elizabeth, 12. 
Horns, John, 9. 
Hoyt, 14-14-15. 

Clarissa Burbridge, 21. 
Emmeline, 15-34. 
Henry, Lieut., 21-21. 
Isaac, 13. 
" Sarah B., 34. 
Hubbard, 45. 

Martha, 84. 
Richard, 45. 
William, 84. 
Huckins, Francis E., 80. 

Martha Elizabeth, 80. 
Huntington, E. B., Rev., 9-11-12. 
Huntington's History, 15-30 33-33. 
Huske, Dorothy, 81-83. 



TIIK AlYRES FAMILY. 117 



Hutchins, Elizabeth, 55-58. 
Hyatt, John, 19. 

I 
Increase, Ship, 48. 
Ingersoll. Cornelius, 42. 
John, 42. 

J 

Jackson, Hannah, 51. 
Mary, 67-74. 
Samuel, 51. 
Jacobs, Julius Richards, 23. 
Jaffrey, Hannah, 49. 
Jagger, John, 8, 

Jonathan, 8. 
Jeffries, David, 52. 
Jennings, Caroline Alida Lockwood, 29. 

J. B., 29, (maybe Jenkins). 
Jerus, St. John, Grace, 3. 
Johnson, Jonathan K., 15. 
Lucy, 22. 
Mary, 60-87. 
Jones, 14. 

Daniel, 5. 
Emma L.. 20. 
Jane, 20. 
Mary, 27 50. 
Mary Elizabeth, 20. 
Jose, Hannah, 67. 



K 



Keeler, 14. 

Dr., 14-29. 
Sarah, 35. 
Kellogg, Abby, 25. 
Abigail, 13. 
Eliphalet, 42. 
Kilbourne, Jonathan, 5-5-6. 
Kimball, Aaron, 62. 
Abigail, 64. 



118 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Kimball, Elizabeth, 64. 

Hannah, 64. 

Henry, 63-64. 

John, 64. 

John, Deacon, 88. 

Judith, 64, 

Mary, 64. 

Rebecca, 63-64-64. 

Sarah, 64. 

Susannah Atwood, 77, 
King, Constant, 46. 
Frederick, 46. 
Mary, 46. 
Kingsbury, John, Capt., 46. 
Kitts, Eliza, 50. 
Knowles, John, 40. 

L 

Lampson, Sarah, 61-61. 
William, 61. 
L,ane, Lorice, 46. 
L,awson, Alvan, Rev., 66. 

John, 51. 
Lea, Robert, Capt., 48. 
Leeds, Sarah M., 34-35. 
Uoyd, Charles, 17. 
" Dorothy, 17. 
Thomas, 57. 
Lockwood, 16-22. 

Betsey, 19. 

Caroline Alida, 19. 

Dorothy May, 19. 

Edwin Morgan, 19. 

E. Dunbar, 18. 

Ephraim, 18. 

Gideon, 31. 

Hannah, 14-15-18-26-29-30-42 

Harriet, 34-34. 

John, 30. 



THE AYRES FAMILY. 119 



Lockwood, Joseph, 8-30-30. 

Legrande, 16. 

Mary Bellamy, 19. 

Nathaniel, 30. 

Polly, 15-16-26. 

Samuel, Capt., 18. 

Samuel, Lieut., 18. 

Solomon, 27-27-29-29. 

Solomon Morgan, 19. 

Thankful, 14-15-35-42. 
Lombard, Israel, 46. 

Jemima, 6-47. 
Rebecca, 46-57. 
Lovewell, John, Capt., 45-91. 

M 

Mahmsbury, Earl, 4th, 3. 
Mair, Hannah, 51. 
Marcy, Winthrop, 69. 
Marsh, Charles M., 19. 

Hannah, 64. 

Onesiphorus, 64. 
" Sarah A., 32. 

Sarah Ann, 12. 
Marshall, Rebecca, 50. 
Massman, Margaret, 10. 
Mathon, Sarah, 21. 
Meade, John, Col., 12-14. 
Merrill, 20. 

Ella, 20. 
Messenger, Mary Barstow, 57. 
Miller, Francis Baldwin, 19. 

Frederick Daner, 19. 

John, 5-36. 

Nellie May, 19. 
" William, Rev., 19. 
Millet, Bethia, 49. 
Mitchell, Juliet, 47. 
Morrison, Samuel, 87. 



120 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Moses, Francis, 91. 

Joseph, 67. 
Mosely, Marion, 52. 

Richard, 52-84. 
Mott, John, 11. 
Munsell, John, 68. 

N 

Neal, Phebe, 66. 
Newman, Klias, 40. 

Frances L,., 34. 
Thomas, 8-9. 
Noble, Lillian, 21. 
Norman, Charles, 19. 
Betty, 19. 
Esther, 19. 
Mary Emma, 19. 
Norton, John, 61. 
Noyes, Annie, 86. 
Nutter, Elizabeth, 66. 

Hatevil, 66. 
Nves, Agnes, 83. (Neve or Neves) 
" William, 83. 

o 

Oldmanes, Mary, 82-82 82-83-83. 

Timothy, 82-82-82 82-82-83-83-83 
Osborn, Elizabeth, 86. 
Osgood, John, 47. 
Peter, 47. 
Otis, Samuel, 44. 

P 
Page, John, 83. 
Palmer, Elizabeth, 45. 
Henry, 45-45. 
Pardee, John, 19. 
Parish, Jerusha, 77. 
" William, 77. 
Pattee, Resld, 76. 
Patterson, Maggie Florence, 19. 



THE AYRKS FAMILY. 121 



Payne, Dorothy, 83-83. 

" William, 83-84-85-85-85. 
Peck, Frederick, 34. 
Pennoyer, Robert, 5-5-6. 

Thomas, 5-6. 
Percival, Deborah Ann, 17 
Warren, Dr., 17. 
Pitit, Jonathan, 5. 
Phelps, Elizabeth, 20. 
Philbrick, Daniel, 71. 
Pierce, Gen'l., 46. 
Pike, Hannah, 7-59-65. 
John, 7-65. 
John, Capt. , 65. 
" Melissa, 92. 
Pinckney, Charles Miner, 22 
Lillian May, 22. 
Polly Estelle, (Bailey) 22. 
Pius IXth, Pope, 2-3. 
Pope Pius IXth, 2-3. 

Gregory XVI, 2. 
Potts, David, 64. 
John, 64. 
Mary, 64. 
Rebecca, 34. 
Pricke, Timothy, 82. 
Putman, Rufus, Gen'l, 69. 

R 

Rand, Benjamin, 74. 
Randall, Eliner, 63. 
Raymond, Eucretia, 15-22-30 

Oscar W., 30. 
Reed, Hezekiah, 42. 
Richards, Mr., Rev., 21. 
Ridge, Daniel, 72. 
Rindge, Daniel, 71-72. 
Ritter, Ashahel Nettleton, 20. 

Delia Maria, (Ayres) Mrs., 20. 



122 THE AYRES FAMILY. 

Ritter, Hannah Ayres, 20. 

Hannah Morse, 20. 

John, 20. 

Julia, 20. 

Maria, 20. 

Thomas Bard, 20. 

Thomas, M. D., 20. 
Roberts, Zechariah, 10-10. 
Rockingham, Joel Knight, 75. 
Rogers, Fanny, 47. 

" Zabdiah, Rev., 47. 
Row, Mary, 66. 
Rowell, Mary Elizabeth, 93. 
Ruggles, John, 52-52. 

Martha, 52-52. 

s 

Saint John, 15. 

Sanford, Andrew, 40. 

Sargent, Christopher, Rev., 4-45-87. 

Susannah, 4-5-44-87-88-88. 
Savage, 51-51-51-52-54-56-57-60-60-61. 
Scofield, Abigail, 51-51-51-52-54-56-57-60-60-61 

Abisha* 62. 

Billy, 12-42. 

Capt., 12-42. 

Deborah, 12-14-29-34. 

Epontus, 42. 

John, 39. 

John, L., 42. 

Josiah Weed, 40. 

Polly, 41-42. 

Reuben, 12-33-42. 

Reuben, Capt., 12. 

Reuben, Sergeant, 12, 

Samuel, 41. 

William, 12 
Seeley, Betsey L,. Scofield, 13. 
Obadiah, 6. 



THE AYKES FAMILY. 123 



Seeley, Jonas, 5-57. 

" Robert, 5. 
Selleck, 30-34. 

11 John, 7. 
Senter, Abner, 67. 
Seymour, Adaline, 20-21. 
Charles, 20. 
Edward, 20. 
George, 20. 

Hannah Eliza, Mrs., 20 
Rebecca, 16-30. 
Samuel, 20. 
Seward, Mr., Rev., 31. 
Shelston, Deborah, 86. 
Sherborn, Jos., 67. 
Sherburne, Ann, 75. 
John, 75. 
Thomas, 75. 
Sherrill, Dana, Rev., 70. 
Simkins, Daniel, 43. 
Simpson, Julia A., Mrs., 17-17-34. 

Montrose, 17. 
Skiff, Arline, 20. 
Slassons, Eleazer, 9. 
Slawson, Eleazer, 5-5. 

George, 5. 
Small, Bathshebah, 48. 
Smith, 16. 

Henry, 13. 
Narcissa V., 53. 
" Sally, 16. 
<c Seth Chancy, 16. 
" Wesley, 17. 
Solly, Edward, 2. 
Souther, Elizabeth, 49, 
St. John, 15. 
Stanhope, Jonathan, 87. 
Staples, Peter, Capt., 66. 



124 thp: ayres family. 

Star, Benjamin, 85. 
" Comfort, 84. 

Elizabeth Allerton, 85. 
Isaac, 2nd, 85. 
" Lydia, 84. 
States, Frank Lewis, 21. 

Louisa Theresa, (Ayres) Mrs., 21 
James Noyes, Hon'l, 21. 
Stevens, Joseph, 5-5-6. 
Thomas, 5-6. 
Stone, Miranda, 80. 
Stringham, Margaret, 5. 

Peter, 5. 
Swasey, Amy, 49. 

Samuel, 49-50, 
Symonds, 61-61. 

Rebecca, 61. 
Samuel, 61. 

T 

Taylor, Zachary, Gen'l., 47. 
Turloar, Tamesin, 59. 
Theale, Joseph, 5-5. 
Nicholas, 5. 
Thomas, 53. (The name of a ship.) 
Thorpe's, 1. 

Titcomb, S. E., Mrs., 70. 
Tolman, 50. 

Annie, 74. 

Ebenezer, 50. 

Jennie, 50. 

Mary, 50. 

Nathaniel, 50. 
Tolman, Thomas, 50. 
Tompkins, 14. 

Joseph, 8. 
Toucey, Bernice Frederiker, 21. 

Clara Maria, 21. 

Clara Louise, 21. 



THE AYRKS FAMILY. 125 



Toucey, Elizabeth Esther, 21. 

Esther Mary, 21. 

George States, 21. 

Hattie Louise, 21. 

Herbert, 21. 

Levi Hubbel, 21. 

Lillian, (Noble) Mrs., 21. 

Mary C, (Smith) Mrs., 21 

Myrtle, 21. 

Sarah, (Mathan) Mrs., 21 

Walter B.. 21. 
Travis, Daniel, 50. 
Esther, 50. 
Tristam, James, 20. 
True, Jabez, Dr., 44. 
Truelove, 1-1-93. 
Tuttle, Elizabeth, 90. 
Tyler, Mary, 91. 
Tyng, Catherine, 85. 
" Elizabeth, 85. 
Thomas, 85. 



Underwood, Adeline, 21 
Henry, 22. 



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Vale, Susan, 83-83. 

Van Cortlandt, Frederick, 11 

Ver Planck, Brent, 86. 

Frederick Ayer, 86-86. 

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Wainwright, Simeon, Capt., 47. 
Wait, Susannah, 53. 

Thomas, 60. 
Walker, Anne, 64. 

Elizabeth, 66. 

Mary, 64. 

Samuel, 64. 
Waring, Jared, 12. 



126 THE AYRES FAMILY 

Waring, John, 12-12-42. 

Sarah, 12. 
Warner, John, 10. 

Susannah, 66. 
Waterbury, David, 5-5-6-15-42. 
John, 5-5-6. 
Joseph, 7. 
Polly, 15-42. 
Sarah C, 20-27-28. 
Weed, Andrus, 16. 
Daniel, 5-5-9. 
Isaac, 39. 
Jonas, 5. 

Parsons, & Co., 69. 
Samuel, 5-5-9-9-37-37. 
Sarah, 15-22. 
Seth, 14-16-42. 
Weeks, John, Capt., 71. 
Westcott, John, 5-9. 

Richard, 5-5. 
Wetherbee, Olive, 74. 
Whittaker's, 2. 
White, Elizabeth, 87. 
Whitehead's, 66. 
Whitehead, N. A., 64. 
Whitmore, Charles O., 57-72 75. 
Whittier's, Mr., 79. 
Whitingham, John, 84 

Martha, 84. 
William, 2-84. 
W T icklow, Earl of, 3. 
William the Conqueror, 1-93. 
Williams, Annette, 89. 

Georgianna Hill, 89. 
Isaac F., 89. 
Jane, 47. 
John, 47. 
Margaret, 67. 



THE ARYES FAMILY. 127 



Williams, Mary, 89. 

Sarah, 47-55-58-60-76-76. 
Washington, 89. 
Williamson, Miss, 32. 
Wilson, Julia Augusta, 17. 

William, 17. 
Winthrop, John, Governor, 85. 

Wait Still, Chief Justice, 85 
Witt, Elizabeth, 64. 

John, 64. 
Wood, Benjamin, 11. 
John, 11-72. 
Margaret, 11. 
Mary, 11. 
Mrs., 11. 
Philip, 11. 
Samuel, 7-9-11. 
Wooddam, Mary, 58. 

Samuel, 58. 
Worden, Dr., 5. 
Worthen, Mary E., 89. 
Wsigannonta, 30. 
Woodward, Seth, 73. 
Wooley, John, 52. 
Wyatt, Mary, 76. 

Thomas, 76. 

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